Stds
STDs
Sexually transmitted diseases have been a major public health problem in the United States of America for many years now. The numbers of infections that have been sexually transmitted have sky rocketed up through the years and have been consistent through the past decade. Over the past decade, there have been around twelve million infections occurring annually throughout the United States of America. The reckless people of our nation have continued to spread the disease although through recent years, they have been some type of assurance that the numbers will decrease due to the control programs against the major sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and syphilis. Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease primarily spread by sexual activity, which includes oral and anal sex. Yet, every now and then the disease can be transmitted to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. The bacteria called Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Syphilis is spread by way of spores but the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized. The carrier of syphilis is often unaware that they have the disease and they unknowingly pass it to his or her sexual partner or partners. Women whom are pregnant can spread the disease to their baby and may cause abnormalities or even death to the baby. During the last five hundred years, Syphilis has been the most deadly and most common of sexually transmitted diseases until the discovery of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Syphilis has been traced back to times as early as 1905, when Schauddin and Hoffmann drew attention to the pathogenic agent. The incidence rose heavily during World War II, but dropped after with the introduction of penicillin. The lowest levels of incidence were during the 1950s. During the 1970s the numbers of the infected males have spread rapidly due to the fact that many men were having sexual intercourse with other men. Around the 1980s, the numbers of
Sexually transmitted diseases have been a major public health problem in the United States of America for many years now. The numbers of infections that have been sexually transmitted have sky rocketed up through the years and have been consistent through the past decade. Over the past decade, there have been around twelve million infections occurring annually throughout the United States of America. The reckless people of our nation have continued to spread the disease although through recent years, they have been some type of assurance that the numbers will decrease due to the control programs against the major sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and syphilis. Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease primarily spread by sexual activity, which includes oral and anal sex. Yet, every now and then the disease can be transmitted to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. The bacteria called Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Syphilis is spread by way of spores but the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized. The carrier of syphilis is often unaware that they have the disease and they unknowingly pass it to his or her sexual partner or partners. Women whom are pregnant can spread the disease to their baby and may cause abnormalities or even death to the baby. During the last five hundred years, Syphilis has been the most deadly and most common of sexually transmitted diseases until the discovery of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Syphilis has been traced back to times as early as 1905, when Schauddin and Hoffmann drew attention to the pathogenic agent. The incidence rose heavily during World War II, but dropped after with the introduction of penicillin. The lowest levels of incidence were during the 1950s. During the 1970s the numbers of the infected males have spread rapidly due to the fact that many men were having sexual intercourse with other men. Around the 1980s, the numbers of