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List of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Class 12 Biology Notes

The most common and chronic sexually transmitted disease caused by HIV.

AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome)

This STD is caused by the bacteria Neisseria Gonorrhoeae. Both males and females might be infected by this condition.

Gonorrhea

This disease is caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum. It can also be passed on to infants from infected pregnant women.

Syphilis

This is a viral disease that is transmitted from person to person by skin-to-skin contact.

HPV (Human Papillomavirus)

It is caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. It is also possible that it will pass from the pregnant mother to the newborn child.

Chlamydia

It is caused by the virus Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). It has two strains named HSV-1(oral herpes) and HSV-2(genital herpes).

Herpes