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Sexually Transmitted Disease  -  Any disease - such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, AIDS, or a genital form of herpes simplex,  that is usually or often transmitted from person to person by direct sexual contact. It may also be transmitted from a mother to her child before or at birth or, less frequently, may be passed from person to person in nonsexual contact - such as in kissing, in tainted blood transfusions, or in the use of contaminated hypodermic syringes.
It would seem that there are a million diseases that one can contract. Whether parasitic, fungal, viral or bacterial, or even through the introduction of the Prion. Many are curable but many more are not. The child on the right is an innocent victim. STD's seem to be some of the most unforgiving conditions, and can and will destroy your life. Always think CONDOM!
	Sexually transmitted diseases usually affect initially the genitals, the reproductive tract, the urinary tract, the oral cavity, the anus, or the rectum but may mature in the body to attack various organs and systems. Tertiary syphilis, or paresis, for example, may affect skin, bones, the central nervous system, the heart, the liver, or other organs. Persons infected by an AIDS virus may remain outwardly healthy for years before the disease takes hold within the immune system or, quite often, the disease may never arise at all.
Warts occurring in the genital areas are caused by certain types of Papilloma viruses, and these types of warts can be transmitted to other people by sexual contact. Common warts of the hands and feet such as plantar warts and hand warts are also caused by strains of HPV, and can be just as contagious as are genital and anal warts. Most often, genital warts are nothing more than a nuisance, but occasionally they can become so numerous or so large as to interfere with urination, bowel movements, sex and or vaginal activity. There is also mounting serious evidence that Papilloma viral infections of the genital tract are a factor in the development of cancer of the cervix and possibly of the genitals themselves. Warts though, are generally benign cysts or lesions that can grow anywhere on your body. There are over one hundred types of the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV, most are completely harmless and symptomless, but some strains cause lesions or warts on various parts of the body. Some grab hold, and if your immune system is not strong enough they can take over your body and you could become covered in unsightly growths. Genital and anal warts effect both men and women. Genital and anal warts are usually spread through sexual contact, in fact HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease there is, as much as a third of the population. Vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse, or oral intercourse can transmit HPV and genital warts, as warm wet areas are the best breeding ground for HPV. Genital warts are also sometimes referred to as Venereal Warts.
ANAL WARTS
Anal warts, also termed as Condyloma Acuminata, are a relatively common and usually only a very inconvenient condition that affects the area around the anus. They may also affect the skin around the genital area. The first symptom is a tiny blemishes, perhaps as small as a pin-head, victims may be unaware that the wart or warts are there. This can grow and spread, and may grow larger than the size of a pea, the problem begins when you have up to fifty of them in a clump. Usually, they do not cause pain or discomfort to afflicted individuals. As a result,
Where Do Anal Warts Come From? - How Do You Catch Them? They are caused by the human Papilloma virus - HPV, which is quite contagious. The virus can be transmitted from person to person, almost always by direct contact by touching or by sex. Unprotected skin may give some protection, but the virus is very small and will easily embed itself. But more importantly, by virtue of the act, sex will wear and damage skin and leave gaping areas to a microbe; these are open doors for it to take hold and infect you.
Anal Warts need to be removed  If they are not removed, the warts generally flourish and grow larger and become more much numerous. Moreover, there is a strong indication that they will become cancerous if left untreated.  What treatments are available? If warts are very small and only affect skin around the anus, they can be treated with lotions applied directly to the surface of the warts. This relatively simple action, must be carried out with great care by a doctor or nurse to prevent harm to the unaffected skin surrounding the warts. This may require numerous applications over several weeks. Another treatment, using a local anaesthetic, entails the total removal of the warts using electrical cauterization, or surgical incision, or both. For internal warts found inside the anus, only these methods are used. Both operations can be performed on an outpatient basis, and the patient can go home after the procedure. Depending on the severity of the procedure most patients will be sore to uncomfortable for a few days and pain-killers may be prescribed. Most people return to work the next day. As the warts can re-grow quite quickly, it is only until all the HPV is gone, will you be fully cured, and follow up appointments may be necessary up to a year afterwards.   Avoid getting Anal Warts again?  In many cases, warts may recur time after time, even after successful removals; HPV often refuses to go away, and lay in a dormant state in the skin. So continue to examine the affected area for several months after the last wart has been removed, to improve the chance that both the warts and the underlying virus have been eradicated. Always try to know your sexual partner as well as possible. But be assured, if you have sex with someone who readily gives it, there is a far greater chance that they have some STD lurking around to be passed onto you.  Always wear a condom, or insist that your partner wear one, as only one incident can ruin your life. Most young men will endeavor to have sex as much as they can, with as many partners as they can, using their lovers as toilets, just to relieve themselves. So abstain from sexual contact with individuals who you do not know and trust, since many individuals may be unaware that they suffer from an STD.
Viral Infections    -  GENERAL INFORMATION Condyloma Acuminatum.    -   Venereal Warts and Genital Warts  Caused by the human Papilloma virus (HPV). It is estimated that almost half of all HIV-negative men who have sex with men have the virus. Like other STDs, you can carry HPV and spread the virus while not even knowing you have it. HPV can spread through the use of dildos or skin-to-skin contact. There have even been cases where sexual partners had only touched each other's penises but then transmitted the virus when one partner wiped his anus after taking a bowel movement. There are close to a hundred different types of HPV, some cause warts and others do not. The warts can appear all over your ano-genital region (penis, anus, scrotum, pubic region, inner thighs, buttocks, and anal canal). Warts gradually appear 6 weeks-8 months after infection. Studies have shown that HPV can cause normal cells to change into cancerous cells - might lead to anal cancer. If you have warts on or around your ano-genital region, see a physician immediately. The physician will probably wrap a gauze soaked in vinegar around your penis or place one in your anus. This causes the warts to turn white and easily be detectable. If the warts are around the anus, be sure your physician uses an ano-scope to look inside. They can be treatable, but only if you see your physician! There are no over-the-counter medications. Treatments include topical agents, immuno-therapy, and surgery  - immuno-therapy and surgery only for rare cases.
How Does Your Body Fight Infection? Immunity   -  The resistance of the body to infection, especially resistance due to antibodies. Babies have passive immunity from antibodies transferred from the mother’s blood through the placenta. Active immunity involves the formation of antibodies after exposure to an antigen - bacteria that invade the body during an infection are antigens. The two different kinds of immune response produced by antibodies involve: white blood cells called T-lymphocytes - produced by the thymus, which produce cells with antibody properties bound to their surface and are responsible for such reactions as graft rejection; B-lymphocytes, which produce cells that release free antibody into the blood. Leucocyte - lymphocytes - or white blood cell. A colorless cell found in large numbers in the blood. There are several kinds, all involved in the body’s defense mechanisms. Granulocytes and monocytes destroy and feed on bacteria and other microorganisms that cause infection -  see also phagocyte. The lymphocytes are involved with the production of antibodies. Phagocyte   -  A cell that engulfs and then digests particles from its surroundings: this process is called phagocytosis. In vertebrate animals, phagocytes are a type of white blood cell that protect the body by engulfing bacteria and other foreign particles. Immunization is the production of immunity by an injection containing antibodies against specific diseases e.g. tetanus and diphtheria, which provides temporary passive immunity, or by vaccination, which produces the longer lasting active immunity. Antibody   -  A protein produced by certain white blood cells  - lymphocytes that reacts with a particular foreign particle e.g. a bacterium,  that has entered the body. The antibody helps to destroy the foreign particle, known as the antigen. If the same bacteria invade the body in future, many more of the same antibodies are produced, enabling the body to destroy the bacteria very rapidly and so resist infection. This provides the basis of  immunity. Antibodies are also responsible for the rejection of foreign tissue or organ transplants. See also monoclonal antibody. Monoclonal antibody  -  A type of pure antibody that can be produced artificially in large quantities and used, for example, to distinguish the major blood groups. Mouse lymphocytes producing the required antibody are fused with mouse cancer cells; the resulting hybrid cells multiply rapidly and all produce the same type of antibody as their parent lymphocytes. Whilst all this bodily protection sounds wonderful, the problem with MRSA, is that there is no defense to it, no answer to its attack.