Sexually Transmitted Disease
Alternate Names : STD, Venereal Disease, VD
What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
Sexually transmitted diseases can cause a wide variety of symptoms.
Commonly, STDs may cause the following symptoms:
pain, which is most commonly in the urethra. The urethra is the tube that
carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. The pain may get
worse during urination. Pain can also be in the anus, throat, or eyes, depending
on the type of sexual contact.
skin
rash or other lesions, which can have many different appearances,
and may be painful or painless
itching, usually in the genital or anal area
a discharge, or drainage of liquid material, from the affected area
fever
symptoms throughout the body, such as
abdominal distress from
hepatitis or joint
pain from gonorrhea
Other symptoms will depend on the type and severity of the sexually transmitted
disease. Some people may have no symptoms but will be able to transmit the
disease to others.
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