How many STD's are there?

Question

Someone once told me there are 13 STD's. Is this true or are there more. Can you name them all? Is pregnancy counted as an STD?

Answer 1

Most of the diseases on this list are most commonly transmitted sexually. Some are commonly transmitted in other ways as well; for example, HIV/AIDS is also commonly transmitted through the sharing of infected needles by drug users, while SARS, which can be spread through casual contact such as coughing and sneezing, is very often not associated with sexual activity.


- Bacterial
Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Chlamydia infection (Chlamydia trachomatis)
Donovanosis (Granuloma inguinale or Calymmatobacterium granulomatis)
Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) (Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes L1, L2, L3. See Chlamydia)
Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) (Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis)
Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)

- Fungal
Crotchrot
Yeast Infection

- Viral
Hepatitis B.
(Note: Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E are transmitted via the fæcal-oral route, not sexually; Hepatitis C is rarely sexually transmittable,[3]and the route of transmission of Hepatitis D is uncertain, but may include sexual transmission.[4] [5] [6])
Herpes simplex
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Certain strains of HPV cause genital warts
Certain strains of HPV cause cervical dysplasias which can lead to cervical cancer/anal cancer
Molluscum (MC)
Mononucleosis
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8)
The cause of Kaposi's sarcoma

- Parasites
Pubic lice, colloquially known as "crabs" (Phthirius pubis)
Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)

- Protozoal
Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)

- Sexually transmitted enteric Infections
Various bacterial (Shigella, Campylobacter, or Salmonella), viral (hepatitis A), or parasitic (Giardia or ameba) pathogens are transmitted by sexual practices that promote anal-oral contamination. Although the bacterial pathogens may coexist with or cause proctitis, they usually produce symptoms (diarrhoea, fever, bloating, nausea, and abdominal pain) suggesting disease more proximal in the GI tract.

That's all. I copy paste them from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_disease

And of course pregnancy is not std. You can not transmitted your pregnancy to your sex partner right ?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Pregnancy is NOT counted as an STD.

No one really knows how many STDs there actually are, because some are undiscovered. AIDS was around for a long time, but until it became an epidemic nobody knew much about it - they didn't even know what caused it, and information is still being learned about it.

Answer 4

No, pregnancy is not an infection but it does occur from having sex. There are many STD's but, I don't have an actual number. The current STD's are Chlamydia, HPV, herpes, trichomoniasis, gonorrhea ( yes, it still does exist but, not as common as it used be), HIV/AIDS, Syphillis ( not very common today), Hepatitis, yeast infections, genital/ anal warts, scabies, crabs, bacterial vaginois, Vaginal yeast, yeast in men, chancroid ( a sign of syphillis) . I counted 16. I hope this helps. Check this web:
http://www.std-gov.org/