Essay about std

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diseases or infections transmitted to healthy males or females due to sexual intercourse with infected persons. The sexually transmitted diseases are otherwise known as veneral diseases (VD) or reproductive tract infections (RTI).

Infected females usually do not show any symptoms for a long time and therefore remain undetected. This can lead to severe complications later which include pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), abortions, still births, ectopic pregnancies, infertility or even cancer of the reproductive tract.

Early symptoms of STDs are itching, fluid discharge, and slight pain swellings in genital regions. Infected females usually do not show any symptoms for a long time and therefore remain undetected.

They represent a threat to humans because when they cannot be treated, they can become an epidemic, such as AIDS. Although STDs can affect people of all ages, young people – especially college students - between the ages of 19 and 25 are the most affected (American Social Health Association).