| Syndrome |
Symptoms
and Signs |
Infections
(Infectious Agent) |
Type
of Agent |
Genital ulcer
(men and women) |
May include genital sores and
ulcers, blister-like lesions, enlarged lymph nodes in groin area |
Syphilis
(Treponema pallidum) |
Bacteria |
Herpes
(Herpes simplex virus) |
Virus |
Chancroid
(Haemophilus ducreyi) |
Bacteria |
Urethral discharge
(men) |
May include penile discharge,
painful urination |
Chlamydia
(Chlamydia trachomatis) |
Bacteria |
Gonorrhea
(Neisseria gonorrhoeae) |
Bacteria |
| Trichomonas infection (Trichomonas vaginalis) |
Protozoan |
Vaginal discharge
(women) |
May include abnormal vaginal
discharge, vaginal itching, unusual odor, painful urination, pain
during sexual intercourse |
Vaginal infections: |
|
Yeast infection1
(Candida albicans) |
Fungus |
| Trichomonasis (Trichomonas vaginalis) |
Protozoan |
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)1
(Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, vaginal anaerobes) |
Bacteria |
| Cervical infections: |
|
Gonorrhea
(Neisseria gonorrhoeae) |
Bacteria |
Chlamydia
(Chlamydia trachomatis) |
Bacteria |
Lower abdominal pain
(women) |
May include lower abdominal pain, pain
during sexual intercourse, vaginal discharge, intermenstrual bleeding,
fever, pain on abdominal palpation |
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), caused
by gonorrhea, chlamydia, and/or vaginal anaerobic bacteria |
Bacteria |
| N/A |
May include genital warts (“cauliflower”
lesions on the penis or vulva, as well as on other areas around the
genitals or anus) or be asymptomatic |
Human papillomavirus (HPV)2 |
Virus |
| N/A |
May include fever, headache, muscle ache,
jaundice, and dark urine |
Hepatitis B |
Virus |
| AIDS |
May include various symptoms and opportunistic
infections due to lack of immune system function |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)3 |
Virus |
