DISEASE
CAUSE
SYMPTOMS
Bacteria Pain, burning
During urination;
genital
CHLAMYDIA
reddening/discomfort;
discharge
Bacteria Discharge swollen
lymph nodes in groin;
burning during
GONORRHEA
urination; abnormal
menstrual cycles
Virus
GENITAL
WARTS
Virus
GENITAL
HERPES
SYPHILIS
Warts in genital area
one to six months
after sexual contact
with an infected
person
Painful, itchy blisters
in genital area;
discharge; fever;
burning during
urination
Bacteria Reddish sores in
genital area; body
rash; flu-like
symptoms
TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS
Oral
Antibiotics
Antibiotics,
although some
strains are drug
resistant
Topical
medication;
cryotherapy
(freezing);
surgery to
remove warts
No cure;
medications to
relieve
symptoms
Antibiotics,
usually
penicillin
Scaring of
reproductive organs;
sterility; infections of
fetus in pregnant
women
Sterility; permanent
damage to joints,
heart, and other
organs; infection to
fetus in pregnant
women
Cancer of
reproductive system;
obstruction of
urinary tract in
males; can be passed
to newborns during
birth
Cervical cancer in
females; brain
damage or death in
infants of infected
mothers
Damage to heart,
blood vessels, liver,
kidneys, nervous
system; blindness;
insanity; death
DISEASE
TRICHOMONIASIS
VAGINITIS
CAUSE
Protozoa Yellowish
discharge with
strong odor;
itching (females);
males may have
slight or no
symptoms
SCABIES
TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS
Antibiotics
Infections of the
bladder and urethra
Bacteria, Itching; burning
Antibiotics or
fungi, or during urination;
fungicide
protozoa discharge(females); creams
males may have no
symptoms, but can
transmit disease
Urinary-tract
infections
Bacteria
Sterility; swollen
testicles and/or
prostate infection
Antibiotics
Sterility; swollen
testicles and/or
prostate infection
Small,
crablike
insects
Presence of lice
and eggs in pubic
hair; itching
Medicated
No lasting effects
shampoo;
washing all bed
linens and
cloths
Tiny
animals
called
mites
Rash; itching
where mites have
burrowed under the
skin
Insecticide
Scratching can cause
cream; washing bacterial infections
bed linens and
cloths
NONGONOCOCCAL
URETHRITIS
(NGU)
PUBIC LICE
SYMPTOMS