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STD List – Different Types of Viral STDs

By Jenelle Marie Pierce

Last reviewed on September 24, 2019 by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT

STD ListThere are 3 different kinds of STDs: bacterial, viral, and parasitic.

Like bacterial STDs, viral STDs/STIs often give no warning signs or symptoms. This means you can get infected and infect a sexual partner without knowing it and serious complications which can cause irreversible damage can progress silently before you ever recognize a problem.

Viral STDs/STIs are caused by viruses passed from person-to-person and depending on the STD, can be transmitted during sexual activity; during non-sexual contact with another individual; from mother to infant during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding; blood transfusions or sharing IV drug equipment; and in some instances, from towels, straws, or other objects that come in contact with an infected individual (see STD in-depths for details about how each STD is transmitted).

In general, viral infections can involve many different parts of the body at the same time.

Viral STDs, especially herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV infections, usually persist for life. Antiviral drugs can control but not yet cure all of these infections, except hepatitis C, which can be cured in some people after prolonged treatment.

Other viral STDs must be ‘waited out’ or allowed to run their course, at which point, the body will have developed antibodies to fight the infection and reduce or completely eliminate symptoms. For those viral STDs, it’s important to remember one can transmit or contract them even when symptoms are not present and because testing is not always available or 100% accurate, one can transmit or contract the virus after it’s believed to have cleared.

Viral STD List:

Cytomegalovirus

An extremely common herpes-type virus, CMV infects more than half of all adults in the US by the age of 40.

  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus In-Depth
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Blog
  • Additional Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Resources

Genital Warts / Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

The Guttmacher Institute reports that nearly 3 out of every 4 Americans between the ages of 15 and 49 have been infected with HPV at some point in their lives, and some studies show that at least 1/3 of all sexually active young adults have genital HPV infections.

  • Genital Warts Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Genital Warts In-Depth
  • Genital Warts Blog
  • Pictures of Genital Warts

  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) In-Depth
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Blog
  • Additional Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources

Hepatitis (A, B, & C)

Hepatitis A, B, and C are viruses that destroy the liver.

Hepatitis B is the form of hepatitis most commonly spread through sexual activity.

  • Hepatitis Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Hepatitis In-Depth
  • Hepatitis Blog
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Herpes (HSV1 & HSV2)

About 1 in 5 people in the US over age 12 is infected with HSV2 – the strain of the herpes virus that most commonly causes genital herpes, although, most are unaware they have it.

  • Herpes Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Herpes In-Depth
  • Herpes Blog
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HIV (AIDS)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a type of virus called a retrovirus that changes a cell’s DNA.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrom (AIDS) is an acquired syndrome, or a group of symptoms, that is caused by infection with HIV.

  • HIV Symptoms, Test & Treatment
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HTLV

The Human T Lymphotropic Virus (type 1 and type 2), or HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 is fairly common in certain areas of the world like Japan, the Caribbean, Africa, parts of South America, eastern Siberia, and the Pacific islands and less common (fewer than 1% of the population infected) in other parts of the world.

In rare instances, HTLV can develop into: Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL), a form of cancer of the blood; HTLV-I-associated myelopathy (HAM), an inflammation of the nerves; or other associated diseases, like Strongyloidiasis.

  • HTLV Symptoms, Test & Treatment
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Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum is a relatively common viral infection of the skin.

Though most common in children, molluscum contagiosum can affect adults as well — particularly those with weakened immune systems. In adults, molluscum contagiosum involving the genitals is considered a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

  • Molluscum Contagiosum Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Molluscum Contagiosum In-Depth
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Mononucleosis (‘Mono’)

Mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and is a member of the herpes virus family and one of the most common human viruses.

The virus occurs worldwide, and most people become infected with EBV sometime during their lives. In the US, as many as 95 percent of adults between 35 and 40 years of age have been infected.

  • Mononucleosis Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Mononucleosis (‘Mono’) In-Depth
  • Mononucleosis Blog
  • Additional Mononucleosis Resources

Vaginitis (BV, Yeast, Etc.) – Can also be bacterial and parasitic

Bacterial Vaginosis, Urinary Tract Infections, and Yeast Infections are genital infections which straddle the STD boundaries because they are genital, and sometimes sexually transmitted or exacerbated by sexual activity, but they often can, and do, occur without a person having had any sex at all.

  • Vaginitis Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Vaginitis In-Depth
  • Vaginitis Blog
  • Pictures of Vaginitis

Zika

The Zika virus is primarily transmitted by infected mosquitoes but can also be transmitted sexually through bodily fluids. Zika usually does not cause noticeable signs or symptoms, but it can adversely affect pregnant women and their unborn children.

  • Zika Symptoms, Test & Treatment
  • Zika In-Depth
  • Zika Blog
  • Zika Symptoms

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About Jenelle Marie Pierce

Jenelle Marie Pierce (she/her/hers) is the Executive Director of The STI Project: Breaking the Stigma® and its child sites; the Founder of the herpes activists network, HANDS; the Spokesperson for Positive Singles; and a Tri-Chair of the Communications Action Group at the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH). As an STI+ Sexual Health Educator and content creator, Jenelle has been dismantling stigma by reclaiming STI narratives® through awareness, education, and acceptance since 2012. Current bylines can be found in O.School, SELF, HepatitisC.net, Kinkly, PornHub's Sexual Wellness Center, and Allure. For fun, Jenelle stays active as a group fitness instructor and also spends time camping, snow shoeing, hiking, skiing, kayaking, growing things, running through sprinklers, and building sand castles. Learn more about her here, or find her on social media: Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or Tumblr.

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