1. Sexually Transmitted Disease
stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease. ... Chlamydia is actually a fairly new disease, only 25 years old, but it has been spreading with alarming speed affecting more Americans each year than the combined cases of gonorrhea, herpes and syphilis. ... Genital herpes is caused by a sexually transmitted virus, Herpes Simplex, that infects nerve cells and is harbored permanently in the body. Herpes develops as painful blisters. ... A person can live for many years with HIV exhibiting no signs or symptoms, as the virus slowly destroys the body's capability to fight off infections. ...
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