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that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. Some STIs can also be contracted by using IV drug needles after their use by an infected person, as well as through childbirth or breastfeeding.

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a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in humans caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. C. trachomatis is found only in humans. Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal, anal, or oral sex, and can be passed from an infected mother to her baby during vaginal childbirth.

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trachomatis infection can be effectively cured with antibiotics once it is detected.

Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is an STI caused by a tiny parasite. It can be easily passed on through sex and most people are unaware they are infected. In women, TV can cause a frothy yellow or watery vaginal discharge which has an unpleasant smell, soreness or itching around the vagina, and pain when passing urine. In men, TV rarely causes symptoms. You may experience pain or burning after passing urine, a whitish discharge, or an inflamed foreskin. TV can sometimes be difficult to diagnose and your GP may suggest you go to a specialist clinic for a urine or swab test. Once diagnosed, TV can usually be treated with antibiotics.

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to a genital infection by Herpes simplex virus, the most common sexually transmitted infection by the number of current cases.[1] Most individuals carrying herpes are unaware they have been infected and many will never suffer an outbreak, which involves blisters similar to cold sores.[2] While there is no cure for herpes, over time symptoms are increasingly mild and outbreaks are decreasingly frequent.