The relationship between STD and AIDS
Venereal disease mainly refers to a class of infectious diseases transmitted through direct or indirect contact with similar sexual behavior, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia trachomatis urethritis, reproductive tract virus infection, condyloma acuminatum, genital herpes, chancre and venereal lymphoid granuloma. Sexual behavior-related diseases are collectively referred to as sexually transmitted diseases. At present, China lists the following five common and harmful sexually transmitted diseases as key diseases for prevention and treatment: syphilis, gonorrhea, genital chlamydia trachomatis infection, genital herpes, condyloma acuminatum. Harming individual venereal diseases such as not timely treatment, not thorough can cause a variety of complications, sequelae. Venereal diseases are also psychologically traumatic to patients. Causing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the family. Mothers who endanger their offspring with can transmit STD pathogens to their fetuses or infants. Treponema pallidum can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae can infect the newborn through the mother's birth canal, causing the baby to suffer from gonococcal ophthalmitis ("
1. What is venereal disease? What are the common venereal diseases?
Venereal disease mainly refers to a class of infectious diseases transmitted through direct or indirect contact with similar sexual behavior, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia trachomatis urethritis, reproductive tract virus infection, condyloma acuminatum, genital herpes, chancre and venereal lymphoid granuloma.
Sexual behavior-related diseases are collectively referred to as sexually transmitted diseases. At present, China lists the following five common and harmful sexually transmitted diseases as key diseases for prevention and treatment: syphilis, gonorrhea, genital chlamydia trachomatis infection, genital herpes, condyloma acuminatum.
2. What is the harm of sexually transmitted diseases?
Endanger personal
Venereal diseases such as not timely treatment, not thoroughly can cause a variety of complications, sequelae. Such as late syphilis can cause neurological, cardiovascular and bone damage. Gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis (cervicitis) is not completely cured, male can cause epididymitis, spermatic inflammation, prostatitis, female can cause endometritis, pelvic inflammation, salpingitis, fallopian tube obstruction, leading to ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy), abortion, and even infertility. In addition, venereal diseases are also psychologically traumatic to patients.
Endanger the family
Sexually transmitted diseases can easily be transmitted to a spouse. Contaminated daily necessities can also infect the family, causing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the family.
Harm offspring
Sick mothers can transmit STD pathogens to fetuses or infants. Pregnant women suffer from syphilis, Treponema pallidum can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta, resulting in abortion, premature delivery, stillbirth, and congenital syphilis. Neisseria gonorrhoeae can infect newborns through the mother's birth canal, making the baby suffer from gonococcal ophthalmitis ("purulent eye"). Chlamydia trachomatis can cause diseases such as conjunctivitis or pneumonia in newborns and increase neonatal mortality. Pregnant women suffering from genital herpes and condyloma acuminatum can also infect newborns.
Endanger the social
Venereal diseases also do great harm to society. The prevalence of STDs is closely related to the social atmosphere. Whoring, prostitution, casual sexual contact, drug abuse and other phenomena are not only high risk factors for STD transmission, but also potential factors for social unrest. The spread of sexually transmitted diseases will not only damage the physical and mental health of patients, but also affect their ability to work, but also increase the country'sEconomicsExpenditure hinders the development of society.
3. Are STDs and AIDS the same thing?
STDs cover a wide range of diseases, including more than 20 sex-related diseases, including AIDS. Nevertheless, because of the great harm of AIDS and its serious impact on public health, we often list AIDS separately and call it & # 34; STD / AIDS & # 34;
There is a close relationship between STD and AIDS, and sexual contact is the main route of transmission. Infected with sexually transmitted diseases, can increase the risk of infection with AIDS, promote its spread. Effective control of STDs is an important means of AIDS prevention, STDs and AIDS are inseparable, but the two can not be confused. In addition, some patients think that the usual STDs will turn into AIDS, which is also incorrect.
Source: Taiyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention