What are the sexually transmitted diseases?

Answer 1

Bacterial

• Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
• Campylobacter Fetus
• Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis)
• Granuloma inguinale or (Klebsiella granulomatis)
• Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
• Syphilis (Treponema pallidum)
• Lymphogranuloma Venereum
• Enteric Infections (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Genital Mycoplasmas

Viral

• HIV/AIDS (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Hepatitis B (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Hepatitis C (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Herpes Simplex Virus (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Molluscum contagiosum (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• genital HPV (which may cause genital warts or Cervical cancer)
• Cytomegalovirus

Parasites

• Pubic lice (pediculosis pubis), colloquially known as "crabs" (Phthirius pubis)
• Scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei)

Protozoal

• Amebiasis (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Giardiasis (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)
• Salmonella (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)
• Shigellosis (may be transmitted sexually or by other means)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a list of sexually transmitted diseases. In addition the STD Project's Comprehensive STD List breaks down the list by category and sub-types.

Answer 2

Most common STDs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, genital warts, and trichonomiasis. HIV is transmitted sexually, but by other means as well and is not limited to "STD".