What is the worst STD besides HIV/AIDS? and what does it do to you?

Answer 1

I'd say HPV. For one, there is no cure. And for two, it can cause cancer, including cervical cancer, which can be deadly. About 10,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer last year, and about 4,000 of those women will die from it.

Bacterial STDs can be cured with antibiotics and usually only cause major problems when they are not treated in time.

Answer 2

Hi there,

Syphilis is pretty nasty. For starters, anyone who comes into close physical contact with a person who has syphilis can develop syphilis. You don't have to have sexual intercourse to get syphilis-exposure can result from close contact with an infected person's genitals, mouth, or rectum.

Further, symptoms of syphilis may not be noticed or may mimic those of many other diseases. This may cause an infected person to delay seeking medical care and can make diagnosis difficult. As well, there are 4 stages and each have different symptoms.

Primary stage: During this stage of syphilis, a painless open sore called a chancre (pronounced "shanker") develops. Because syphilis is usually passed from person to person through sexual activities, chancres are often found in the genital area, anus, or mouth, but they may also be found wherever the bacteria entered the body.

Secondary stage: A skin rash and other symptoms occur during the secondary stage, which begins 4 to 10 weeks after the initial infection. Secondary syphilis is highly contagious through direct contact with the mucous membranes or other surfaces affected by the skin rash.

Latent stage: This stage is often called the hidden stage of syphilis because usually no symptoms are present. The latent stage is defined as the year after a person becomes infected. A person in early latent stage may be contagious. Many times, latent-stage syphilis is detected in a mother only after she gives birth to a child infected with syphilis (congenital syphilis).

Late (tertiary) stage: If syphilis is not detected and treated in the early stages, problems can develop because of damage caused by having the syphilis bacteria in the body for so many years. These may include heart disorders, mental disorders, blindness, other problems associated with the nervous system, and even death.

It's not like other STDs are a walk in the park either but any STD that can kill you has to rank up there in my books!

Cheers.

Answer 3

Facts About STD
* 65 million of people living in the US with STD
* 15 million of new STD cases each year
* 2/3 of all STD's accrues in people 25 yrs of age or younger
* 1 in 4 new STD's accrues in teenagers
* cervical cancer in women is linked to HPV
* doctors are required to report newly diagnosed cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia and hepatitis B to state health departments and the CDC
* 1 in 4 Americans have genital herpes, 80% of those with herpes are unaware they have it
* at least 1 in 4 Americans will contract an STD at some point in their lives
* 15% of all infertile American women are infertile because of tubal damage caused by untreated STD
* 12% of all infertile American men are infertile because of inflammation of the testicles and sterility caused by untreated STD

Answer 4

Hi there.
I dont know if rating them is a good idea, but i know that SYPHILIS is probably the worst of all. And Gonorrhea following up close.

Syphilis can attack any body organs.

Syphilis is sometimes called "the great imitator" because it has so many possible symptoms, and its symptoms are similar to those of many other diseases.

In the late stage, the bacteria will damage your heart, eyes, brain, nervous system, bones, joints, or almost any other part of your body. This damage can happen years or even decades after the primary stage. Late syphilis can result in mental illness, blindness, deafness, memory loss or other neurological problems, heart disease, and death. Late neurosyphilis (brain or spinal cord damage) is one of the most severe signs of this stage.


Untreated syphilis results in a high risk of a bad outcome of pregnancy.
Syphilis can cause miscarriages, premature births, stillbirths, or death of newborn babies. Some infants with congenital syphilis have symptoms at birth, but most develop symptoms later. Untreated babies can have deformities, delays in development, or seizures along with many other problems such as rash, fever, swollen liver and spleen, anemia, and jaundice. Sores on infected babies are infectious. Rarely, the symptoms of syphilis go unseen in infants so that they develop the symptoms of late-stage syphilis, including damage to their bones, teeth, eyes, ears, and brains, later on.

Answer 5

I don't know if it is the worst. But PMV is very common and usually doesn't always show any symptoms and it causes cervical cancer. It can lead to problems with having children and even death in worst case scenarios.

Answer 6

Without the use of protection, you face the risk of getting STI's that aren't routinely tested for (such as human papilloma virus and genital herpes), plus you risk pregnancy in the case of male and female sexual relations.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

The most dangerous STd is gonorrhea cauzse it can render you impotent if not cured.