**Sexually Transmitted Infections & Infestations**

DISEASE	CAUSATIVE AGENT	TYPE OF AGENT	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DISEASE	TREATMENT
Genital Herpes	Herpes simplex virus (HSV)	Virus	Diseases causes painful sores in genital area. Virus causes latent infection so recurrences are common.	acyclovir and other antiviral drugs. (no cure).
Genital warts	Human papillomavirus (HPV)	Virus	Disease causes soft, pink, flat, or raised growths on external genitals, rectum, vagina, cervix. Some of the viruses that cause genital warts are associated with the development of cervical cancer.	Electrocauterization, cryotherapy, surgery (no cure)
HIV infection	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)	Virus	Virus attacks and destroys T cells, a key component in the body’s immune system. Infection with HIV eventually leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. On average, people diagnosed with AIDS live for about 2 years.	Various antiviral drugs (no cure)
Syphilis	Treponema pallidum	Bacterium	Disease progresses through stages of localized infection to widespread infection. If untreated, it can result in death.	Penicillin
Gonorrhea	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Bacterium	Primary infection is of urethra ( in men and women) and vagina and cervix (in women). Other urogenital structures may become infected. Disease often causes puslike discharge. Disease can result insterility and/or damage to other organs	Penilicin and other antibiotics.
Chlamydial infection	Chlamydia trachomatis	Bacterium	Infection is similar to gonorrhea but usually has milder symptoms.	Tetracycline and sulfa drugs.
Candidiasis (yeast infection)	Candida albicans	Yeast	Vaginal infection result in raised gray or white patches on the vaginal walls, a thick whitish discharge, and itching. Penile infection result in the growth of small, raised yeast colonies on the penis.	Topical and oral antifungal drugs.
Trichomoniasis	Trichomonas vaginalis	Protozoan	Infection in women resulting in vaginal itching, burning and a profuse discharge that may be bloody or frothy. Infection in men results in a slight discharge from the urethra, painful urination and increased urination.	Antiparasitic drugs
Scabies	Sarcoptes scabies	Itch mite	Common sites of infections are the base of the fingers, the wristd, the armpits, the skin around the nipples, and the skin around belt line. Female mites bore into the top layers of skin of an infected person to lay their eggs. Symptoms are dark, wavy lines in the skin and itching.	Topical antiparasitic medications
Pubic lice (crabs)	Phthirius pubis	Pubic louse	Females lay eggs in pubic hairs. Disease causes intense itching.	Topical antiparasitic medications.