CDC: Center for Disease Control

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, this is the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV Positive: The results of a positive HIV test indicates that you have been exposed to the virus and could be infected.

AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the later stage of the HIV virus infection. HIV progressively destroys the body’s ability to fight infections and certain cancers.

STDs: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
As the term implies, are diseases transmitted through sexual activities, exchange of bodily fluids or by direct contact with the infected area.

These are the most common Sexually Transmitted Diseases:

CURABLES

NON CURABLES

Chlamydia: A bacterial infection caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria that can scar the fallopian tubes affecting a woman’s ability to have children. It can also cause discharge from the penis of an infected man. Gonorrhea: A bacterial infection caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria of the penis or vagina or anus that causes pain or burning feeling as well as pus-like discharge, also known as “clap”. Syphilis: A bacteria infection that can spread throughout the body and affects the heart, brain and nerves, also known as “syph”.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Is a virus that affects the skin in the genital area, as well as a female’s cervix. Depending on the type of HPV involved, symptoms can be in a form of warts like growth or abnormal cell changes. Hepatitis C: (HCV) Is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. HCV is spread by contact with the blood of an infected person. HIV: Is the virus that attacks the immune system, the body’s security force to fight off infections. AIDS: Is a condition caused by the HIV virus. When the immune system breaks down, you loose its protection and you can develop serious, often deadly infections and cancers.