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Sexually transmitted infection

A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also known as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex. STIs often do not initially cause symptoms, which results in a risk of transmitting them to others. The term…

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Causes
Infections commonly spread by sex
Complications
Infertility
Deaths
108,000 (STIs other than HIV/AIDS, 2015)
Frequency
1.1 billion (STIs other than HIV/AIDS, 2015)
Other names
Sexually transmitted disease (STD); Venereal disease (VD)
Prevention
Sexual abstinence, vaccinations, condoms

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Sexually transmitted infection

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related to Further reading · 43
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related to Main types · 27
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related to External links · 16
Sexually transmitted infection → April, Archived, Breaking, CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cycle, DermnetUNFPA, July, PhotosCDC, Sexually, Sexually Transmitted Disease Facts, Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI Watch, Treatment Guidelines, UNFPASTDs In Color, Wayback Machine, World Health Organization Archived
related to Classification · 10
Sexually transmitted infection → However, Latin, Other, Roman, STIs, The World Health Organization, Until, VD, Venus, WHO
related to Epidemiology · 8
Sexually transmitted infection → At, CDC, HIV, HPV, In, Out, STIs, United States
related to Pathophysiology · 8
Sexually transmitted infection → Healthcare, HIV, Many STIs, Mucous, Some STIs, STI, The, These
related to Management · 3
Sexually transmitted infection → An, In, There
see also · 2
Sexually transmitted infection → Human, List
Causes · 1
Sexually transmitted infection → Infections commonly spread by sex
Complications · 1
Sexually transmitted infection → Infertility

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Sexually transmitted infectionCausesInfections commonly spread by sex1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionComplicationsInfertility1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionDeaths108,000 (STIs other than HIV/AIDS, 2015)1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionFrequency1.1 billion (STIs other than HIV/AIDS, 2015)1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionOther namesSexually transmitted disease (STD); Venereal disease (VD)1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionPreventionSexual abstinence, vaccinations, condoms1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionSpecialtyInfectious disease1.00infobox
Sexually transmitted infectionSymptomsNone, vaginal discharge, penile discharge, ulcers on or around the genitals, pelvic pain1.00infobox
Camerooninstance ofA high incidence of syphilis can be found in places0.80text
Cambodiainstance ofA high incidence of syphilis can be found in places0.80text
Papua New Guineainstance ofA high incidence of syphilis can be found in places0.80text
HIV can be transmitted from mother to child either during pregnancy or while breastfeedinginstance ofSome STIs0.80text

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