Category sexually transmitted diseases

Genital herpes is a contagious disease caused by a virus. The herpes virus group is quite large; those that affect the genitals are called herpes simplex and differ in type 1 and type 2. Type 1 most often affects the mouth, eyes and nose, while type 2 affects the genital area. Infection with genital herpes (or genitalis) manifests itself with the onset of typical blisters at the level of the external genitalia (glans, foreskin, scrotum, clitoris, large and small lips, vagina), anus and perineum

Genital ulcers The ulceration of the genitals is often due to a sexually transmitted pathogen. To make a diagnosis, it is important to know the number of ulcers, the relationship between their appearance and sexual relations, and the severity of the disorder they caused. From the clinical point of view, we can classify the ulcerative lesions of the genitals into: multiple painful ulcers, multiple painless ulcers, solitary non-painful ulcers and solitary sore ulcers

Generality Syphilis (or lue) is a disease caused by a bacterium ( Treponema pallidum ), which causes a chronic progressive infection with potential permanent damage to all organs. The man contracts this pathology above all through sexual intercourse not protected by condoms, both genital and oral, with a previously infected person

Generality Ureaplasma urealyticum is a particular bacterium, belonging to the mycoplasmas family; particular because its dimensions are extremely small and has no cell wall; consequently, the therapy and the diagnosis itself were - especially in the past - particularly difficult. Ureoplasma urealyticum, a bit like all mycoplasmas, prefers and colonizes body mucous membranes; in the specific case, the ureaplasma is found above all on the genital ones

Generality Candida in men is the male variant of the fungal infection known as candidiasis or simply candida. Caused by the same pathogen that infects women - namely the fungus Candida albicans - candida in humans can manifest itself with balanitis (inflammation of the glans), a characteristic rash and / or thrush (the so-called oral candidiasis)

Generality The lice , or pubic lice , are parasitic insects that settle in different hairy areas of the human body, first of all the genital one. Only the hair is excluded from the infestation. For the transmission of the dishes a very close physical contact is needed, such as a sexual relationship with an infected person; contagion is also possible through the use of contaminated objects, such as clothes and underwear

Generality Reiter's syndrome is a disease of infectious origin characterized by a triad of inflammatory processes: arthritis, conjunctivitis and urethritis. The onset of these inflammatory processes is linked to a bacterial infection, followed by a sudden malfunction of the immune system; among the most often involved etiological agents are chlamydia and shigella

Definition Cancer (or soft ulcer) is a sexually transmitted disease that causes papules and genital ulcers. The infection is caused by a small Gram-negative bacillus, called Haemophilus ducreyi , which penetrates through small lesions of genital skin or mucous membranes. The cancer contracts, therefore, during sexual intercourse with infected people or indirect infection through contaminated objects (rare occurrence, as the germ dies quickly in the external environment)

Definition Venereal lymphogranuloma is a sexually transmitted disease caused by some serotypes of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (L1, L2, L3), which have the ability to invade regional lymph nodes and reproduce there. Venereal lymphogranuloma is endemic in parts of Africa, India, Southeast Asia, South America and the Caribbean