Infections commonly spread through sexual activity.
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STD), also referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STI) and venereal diseases (VD), are illnesses that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. Some STIs can also be contracted by using IV drug needles afte...
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any disease (such as syphilis, gonorrhea, AIDS, or a genital form of herpes simplex) that is usually or often transmitted from person to person by ... [6 related articles]
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<disease> A disease, such as genital herpes, gonorrhoea, HIV or chlamydia, whose usual means of transmission is by sexual contact. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(STD) a disease that can be transmitted by means of sexual intercourse or by intimate contact with the reproductive organs, mouth, or rectum. There were traditionally five “classic” ones: gonorrhea, syphilis, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, and granuloma inguinale. Now numerous other conditions have bee...
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Also known as `venereal disease` – any disease transmitted by sexual intercourse such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia.
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(STD) Type: Term Definitions: 1. any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact (syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid). Synonyms: venereal disease
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Sexually transmitted disease: Any disease transmitted by sexual contact; caused by microorganisms that survive on the skin or mucus membranes of the genital area; or transmitted via semen, vaginal secretions, or blood during intercourse. Because the genital areas provide a moist, warm environment that is especially conducive to the proliferation of...
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A disease that is spread through intimate sexual contact., which includes vaginal sex, oral sex and anal sex. A sexually transmitted disease can also be spread from one infected person to another individual by the use of IV drugs, childbirth, a blood transfusion and breastfeeding. Using a condom during any type of sexual contact is the best way to ...
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infections that are most commonly spread through sexual intercourse or genital contact
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Any disease transmitted by sexual contact, involving transfer of body fluids. STDs include not only traditional venereal disease, but also a growing list of conditions, such as AIDS and scabies, which are known to be spread primarily by sexual contact. Other diseases that are transmitted sexually include viral hepatitis. The World Health Organizati...
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(STD) Infection transmitted through sexual intercourse.
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(STD) Infection transmitted through sexual intercourse.
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(STD) infection spread through sexual intercourse and other intimate sexual contact.
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(STD) Diseases communicable by sexual relations, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital warts, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, HIV, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus (HPV).
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