| bacterial vaginosis | A vaginal infection commonly caused by the bacterium Gardnerella vaginalis.
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| candidiasis | A yeast infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans. Also known as moniliasis.
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| chancre | A round, pea-sized, painless sore symptomatic of the first stage of syphilis.
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| chlamydia | An STD caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis organism. Also known as chlamydial infection.
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| cystitis | A bladder infection affecting mainly women that is often related to sexual activity, although it is not transmitted from one partner to another.
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| epididymitis | Inflammation of the epididymis.
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| genital herpes | An STD caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
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| genital warts | An STD caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV).
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| gonorrhea | An STD caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium.
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| hepatitis | A viral disease affecting the liver; several types of the virus can be sexually transmitted.
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| herpes simplex virus (HSV) | The virus that causes genital herpes.
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| human papillomavirus (HPV) | The virus that causes genital warts.
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| incidence | Number of new cases of a disease within a specified time, usually 1 year.
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| nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) | Urethral inflammation caused by something other than the gonococcus bacterium.
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| nonspecific urethritis (NSU) | Inflammation of the urethra with an unspecified, nongonococcal cause.
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| prevalence | Overall occurrence; the total number of cases of a disease.
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| prodrome | A period prior to a viral outbreak when live viruses are shed from the affected areas.
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| pubic lice | Phthirus pubis, colloquially known as crabs; tiny lice that infest the pubic hair.
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| scabies | A red, intensely itchy rash appearing on the genitals, buttocks, feet, wrists, knuckles, abdomen, armpits, or scalp, caused by the barely visible mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
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| spirochete | A spiral-shaped bacterium.
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| syphilis | An STD caused by the Treponema pallidum bacterium.
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| trichomoniasis | A vaginal infection caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. Also known as trich.
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| urethritis | Inflammation of the urethra.
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| vaginitis | Any of several kinds of vaginal infection.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education