Herpes Simplex A viral disease, Herpes is caused by two different herpex simplex viruses, categorized as type 1 and type 2. The viruses can stay in human body for a lifetime and cause keep causing infections intermittently. While type 1 causes cold sores or blisters around the mouth and lips, type 2 causes sores around [...]
Viral hepatitis Hepatitis is swelling of the liver, which may be due to a fungal, bacterial, viral, or parasitic infection. It may be caused by heavy alcohol or drug use, bacterial or viral infections, toxins, and certain drugs. The infection may begin as acute and become chronic over a period of time, especially if left [...]
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus As its name suggests, human immunodeficiency virus attacks the immune system and white blood cells. The virus spreads through fluids in the body and affects CD4 cells, which are a crucial part of the human defence system. The human body cannot get rid of HIV virus – which means, once [...]
Candidiasis A form of fungal infection, Candidiasis is caused by a yeast Candida, which is naturally found in the human body in small amounts. However, the yeast could over grow due to certain medications and health problems. Warm, moist parts of the body are highly prone to candidiasis. An infection of the skin, candidiasis can [...]
Syphilis A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease, Syphilis is caused and spread by the Treponema pallidum bacterium. The disease goes unnoticed in its early stages, since it is spread from sores that are often unrecognized. As a result, the infected person unknowingly passes on the disease to their sexual partner. The infection may pass on [...]
Gonorrhea A contagious disease, Gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual contact or infected body fluids. The infection can spread during childbirth. People with more than one sex partners are at a higher risk of contracting the bacterial infection. Spread by bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which grows in mucus membranes, gonorrhea bacteria affects hundreds of thousands of people [...]
Chlamydia A sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia can be easily passed on to sexual partners, especially during unprotected sexual intercourse. The disease often does not have any outward symptoms, which makes diagnosis extremely difficult. Unprotected sex is one of the prime causes of Chlamydia infection. Touching genitals together can also result in the transmission of the [...]
Granuloma Inguinale A form of sexually transmitted disease, granuloma inguinale is transmitted through vaginal or anal intercourse. Caused by Klebsiella granulomatis bacterium, Donovanosis affects more men than women. People in the 20-40 age group are more at the risk of this chronic bacterial infection. The condition typically affects the genital region, especially the skin and [...]
Chancroid A sexually transmitted infection, Chancroid is a bacterial infection spread by bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. The bacteria attack the tissue on the external reproductive organ and produce an open sore. In severe cases, blood or a contagious fluid may ooze out of the bump that turns into an ulcer quickly and risks spreading bacteria during [...]
