ss
STI Cause and Method of Impact on Health and Treatmen Prevalenc
Transmission Reproduction (Symptoms) t e
HIV/AIDS Virus (HIV); Weakens the Antiretroviral 38 million
Transmitted through immune system therapy (ART); globally; high
blood, semen, (AIDS); weight no cure prevalence in
vaginal fluids, breast loss, fever, fatigue, sub-Saharan
milk infections Africa
Hepatitis Virus (HBV); Liver infection; can Antiviral Around 296
B Transmitted through lead to cirrhosis or liver medications; million
blood, semen, vaginal cancer; fatigue, vaccine available globally
fluids jaundice, nausea
Genital Virus (HSV-1, Painful blisters/sores Antiviral Common, with
Herpes HSV-2); around genitals or medications millions of cases
Transmitted mouth; can recur; may (e.g., Acyclovir); annually
through cause neonatal herpes no cure worldwide
skin-to-skin contact
Chlamydi Bacteria Often asymptomatic; Antibiotics (e.g., Most common
a (Chlamydia can cause genital Azithromycin or STI; millions of
trachomatis); pain, discharge, Doxycycline) new cases
Transmitted infertility if untreated yearly
through sexual worldwide
contact
Gonorrhe Bacteria (Neisseria Painful urination, Antibiotics (e.g., Over 80
a gonorrhoeae); discharge; can lead Ceftriaxone); million new
Transmitted to infertility, pelvic antibiotic cases
through sexual inflammatory disease resistance rising annually
contact (PID) worldwide
Syphili Bacteria (Treponema Sores (chancre), Antibiotics Millions of new
s pallidum); Transmitted rashes; can damage (Penicillin); early cases annually
through sexual contact organs (heart, brain) treatment is worldwide
or mother-to-child in later stages; may crucial
cause stillbirth
Human Virus (HPV); Often asymptomatic; No cure, but Most common
Papilloma Transmitted can cause genital vaccines (e.g., STI; around 43
Virus through warts, cervical, throat, Gardasil); wart million cases in
skin-to-skin or anal cancer removal the U.S. alone
contact
Pelvic Usually caused by Pelvic pain, Antibiotics Common
Inflammatory untreated STIs (e.g., fever, infertility, (must treat complication of
Disease (PID) chlamydia, ectopic underlying untreated STIs
gonorrhea); spread to pregnancy risk STI)
reproductive organs
