Question
Describe sexually transmitted diseases. Name some important STDs and their causative agents.
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Answer
Diseases or infections which are transmitted through sexually intercourse are collectively called sexually transmitted diseases or venereal diseases or reproductive tract infections.
| S.No. | Name of STD | S. No. | Causative agent |
| 1 | Trichomoniasis | 1 | Trichomonas vaginalis (A protozoan) |
| 2 | Genital Herpes | 2 | Herpes simplex (A virus) |
| 3 | Syphilis | 3 | Treponema pallidum (A bacterium) |
| 4 | Gonorrhoea | 4 | Neisseria gonorrhoeae (A bacterium) |
| 5 | AIDS | 5 | HIV (A retrovirus) |
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