How do you get HIV-AIDS/How can you get it? Causes: HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a type of virus called a retrovirus that changes a cell’s DNA. The retrovirus destroys the immune system and thus massively weakens the body’s ability to fight disease and infection, even common infections like flus and colds. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency […]
Herpes – A Very Common STI/STD Caused by HSV1/HSV2
How do you get Herpes/How can you get it? HSV Causes: Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). Genital herpes can be caused by either virus, while oral herpes is more commonly caused by HSV1. It is spread by contact with the mouth, genitals, or skin with […]
Hepatitis – An STI/STD More Infectious than HIV
How do you get Hepatitis/How can you get it? Hepatitis Causes: Hepatitis A, B, & C are viruses that destroy the liver. HBV (Hepatitis B) is the form spread most commonly through sexual activity. Hep A can be transmitted by oral-anal contact, and Hep C is thought to be more commonly transmitted by sexual contact than previously […]
Gonorrhea – A Common Bacterial STI/STD
How do you get Gonorrhea/How can you get “The Clap?” Gonorrhea Causes: Gonorrhea/”The Clap” is caused by a bacteria and can be found in warm, moist places such as the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, rectum, urethra, mouth, throat, penis or testicles. Gonorrhea/”The Clap” is usually transmitted by oral, vaginal, or anal contact and can also be passed from […]
Genital Warts – An STI Caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
How do you get Genital Warts/How can you get them? Genital Warts Causes: There are more than 70 types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and about 30 of them can be transmitted through sexual contact. Other types of HPV cause warts on other parts of the skin, such as the hands. Genital warts are caused […]
Cytomegalovirus – An Extremely Common Herpes-Type Virus
How do you get Cytomegalovirus/How can you get Cytomegalovirus? Cytomegalovirus Causes: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of a group of herpes-type viruses. It is transmitted through body fluids via sexual and nonsexual contact; vaginal, anal or oral intercourse; blood transfusions or sharing IV drug equipment; bone marrow transplants; and from mother to infant during pregnancy, birth, […]
Chlamydia – An STI/STD Often Undetected
Chlamydia’s one of the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infections in the world, with as many as 3 million new cases every year in the United States alone, but it often goes undetected and undiagnosed! As many as 1 in 4 people with penises have no symptoms and only about 30% of people with vulvas/vaginas […]
6 Things I Wish They Would Have Taught Me In Sex-Ed About STIs/STDs
#1 – Um, having sex can lead to STIs/STDs! This may seem ridiculous, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember STIs/STDs being a part of sex-ed at all – maybe that was my problem to begin with – baha! I don’t know. I was either too excited to be talking about sex […]
