The elderly still get AIDS. How many people still don't know about these STDs?

As the name implies, venereal disease is an infectious disease transmitted by sexual behavior. Many elderly people think that they are insulators of venereal diseases. Secondary venereal diseases include syphilis, chlamydia, bacterial vaginitis, venereal pelvic inflammation, gonorrhea, chancre and granuloma, and non-pathogenic urethritis. Tertiary venereal diseases include genital herpes, condyloma acuminatum, pubic lice, vaginal herpes simplex and contagious molluscum. What is the relationship between the route of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and the infection of sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly? Now the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly is increasing year by year, in fact, STD transmission is not only through sex, AIDS and syphilis can be transmitted through mother-to-child vertical and blood transmission. Chlamydia trachomatis and gonorrhea are transmitted through shared bathtubs and unsterilized towels, which can lead to infection during sex. Try to choose quality, safe and reliable condoms when having sex, and you need to choose a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time.

Venereal disease, as its name implies, is an infectious disease transmitted by sexual behavior, which generally occurs in young people who are sexually active. Many elderly people think that they are STD insulators and indulge themselves too much, resulting in their own STDs.

What are the common categories of venereal diseases?

The primary venereal disease is AIDS. Secondary venereal diseases include syphilis, chlamydia, bacterial vaginitis, venereal pelvic inflammation, gonorrhea, chancroid and granuloma, and non-pathogenic urethritis. Tertiary venereal diseases include genital herpes, condyloma acuminatum, pubic lice, vaginal herpes simplex and contagious molluscum. Grade IV sexually transmitted diseases include amoebiasis, salmonellosis and piriform flagellosis.

What is the relationship between the route of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and the infection of sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly?

Now the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly is increasing year by year, because of the influence of traditional thinking, many people think that middle-aged and elderly people do not have any demand for sex, they are afraid of losing face when they have sexual needs, and they can not find a partner, so they can only spend money to solve their physical needs. In fact, STDs are transmitted not only through sex. AIDS and syphilis are transmitted vertically and through blood from mother to child. Chlamydia trachomatis and gonorrhea are transmitted through shared bathtubs and unsterilized towels. Genital herpes can be transmitted through oral sex and then transferred to another person's mouth, which can lead to infection during sex.

How to prevent STDs?

1. Be clean and love yourself

Both men and women should be clean and love themselves and avoid unclean sex and extramarital sex. You have a fixed sexual partner and you can't have sex with people you don't know. When having sex, try to choose quality, safe and reliable condoms and have safe sex. If your spouse suffers from venereal disease, you need to choose a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time, and you can't have sex during that time.

2. Pay attention to personal hygiene

Men with excessively long prepuce or phimosis need to choose a regular hospital to do circumcision, while doing a good job of local cleaning and hygiene, regular cleaning, can minimize infection. Do not share razors and toothbrushes with others, do not take drugs, and do not share needles and syringes with others. Try to avoid blood transfusions and blood products, must choose regular hospitals for blood transfusions or blood products, to ensure that the blood and blood products used undergo strict testing.

3. Talking about sexual morality

Advocate clean self-love, improve sexual morality, pay attention to strengthen sexual health education, and establish a correct concept. In addition, we should have a correct understanding of sexual behavior to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Prostitutes, whoring, drug abuse and drug trafficking shall be banned. Whenever there are suspicious symptoms of genitals, it is necessary to choose a regular hospital in time for early detection and early treatment.

reminder

There are many kinds of venereal diseases, which can be easily cured by pathogens such as bacteria, mycoplasma, spirochetes and chlamydia, such as chancre, syphilis, gonorrhea and nongonococcal urethritis. These STDs can be treated with antibiotics. STDs that cannot be cured or are difficult to cure are infected by viruses, such as AIDS, genital herpes and condyloma acuminatum. When the spouse suffers from venereal diseases, both husband and wife go to the hospital for examination, avoid having sex during treatment, and use quality and reliable condoms if they must have sex. At the same time, do a good job of household cleaning and hygiene, to avoid clothing or toilet seats and other household items infected. Patients should be treated in strict accordance with the doctor's orders, and should not be treated indiscriminately or irregularly. After receiving treatment, you should go to the hospital regularly for reexamination and put in the right state of mind at the same time.

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Reference:

1. "the elderly are not insulators of venereal diseases, and the reasons may surprise you", Dr. Chunyu, 2018-06-14

2. "how to prevent STDs? Liu Yanchun, The Temple of Earth Hospital, 2019-01-15

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