| Written by Dr.Md.Redwanul Huq (Masum) |
| Tuesday, 22 January 2013 08:44 |
STDs are classified according to their causes as following-
| Name of the STDs | Causes of STDs |
| Bacterial | |
| Syphilis | Treponema pallidum |
| Gonorrhea | Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) | Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Chancroid | Haemophilus ducreyi |
| Granuloma inguinale | Klebsiella granulomatis |
| Viral | |
| AIDS | HIV types 1 and 2 |
| Viral hepatitis | Hepatitis A, B, C viruses |
| Genital herpes simplex | Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2) |
| Anogenital warts | Human papillomavirus (HPV) |
| Genital molluscum contagiosum | Molluscum contagiosum virus |
| Protozoal | |
| Trichomoniasis | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Giardiasis | Giardia lamblia |
| Fungal | |
| Vaginal candidiasis (moniliasis) | Candida albicans |
| Parasitic | |
| Scabies | Sarcoptes scabiei |
| Pubic lice | Phthirus pubis |
