Psychology, Books a la Carte Edition; REVEL for Psychology
Psychology, Books a la Carte Edition; REVEL for Psychology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134612591
Author: Saundra K. Ciccarelli / J. Noland White
Publisher: PEARSON
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Sexually transmitted diseases are the infectious diseases that are passed from one individual to another through sexual contact or affected means (infected injections and blood transfusion). The main reason behind the sexually transmitted diseases is bacteria, parasite, and viruses. These STDs can affect the sexual organs and are transmitted from an affected individual to another.

Syphilis is caused by a bacterium named Treponema pallidum. This disease is a highly infectious disease that spread majorly by involving often into sexual interactions, having anal and oral sex. This disease is characterized in four stages depending upon severity and time involved after infection.

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