BACTERIAL STDs

Bacterial STDs can be cured with the use of antibiotics, however, any damage caused CANNOT be reversed!

There are three major bacterial STDs:
Syphilis, Chlamydia & Gonorrhea

VIRAL STDs

Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot be cured. There are only three things that your body can do with a virus.

Option 1
Your body can clear a viral infection. An example of this would be when you get the flu. Antibiotics won't cure it, but eventually your body gets rid of it. If not, once you have had the flu, you'd have it forever.

Option 2
Your body learns to live with a viral infection. An example is herpes. This is an STD that stays in your body once you get it. You don't always have an outbreak, but you will get them for the rest of your life at different times, usually in times of stress.

Option 3
Your body can admit defeat and die. This is the only other way your body can handle a virus. Some viruses are too powerful for our immune systems and eventually we will have to surrender to it. The most well known example is HIV.

There are five major viral STDs:
 Herpes, HIV, HPV, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C

PARASITIC STDs

Although most STDs are either bacterial or viral, one of the most common STDs today is parasitic. A parasite is simply an organism that attaches to a host and uses that host to meet its needs, such as energy and nutrients. Usually, antibiotics can cure a parasitic infection,however, any damage caused CANNOT be reversed! 

The most common parasitic STD is Trichomonas.