Sexually Transmitted Disease ( STD )

Sexually transmitted disease (STD) can be infected through sexual contacts. Some of the common STDs are syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Different STDs have different transmission mechanism, signs and symptoms, complications, diagnosis and treatments. This review article focuses on the mechanism of disease transmission, bacterial resistance and type of antibacterial drugs used for three commonly known STDs which are syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. It is found that syphilis is usually treated with penicillin with no bacterial resistance shown. Third generation of Cephalosporins is now usually used as the antibacterial agent for gonorrhea due to the bacterial resistance towards penicillin, tetracycline and earlier generations of cephalosporins. Azithromycin is found to be a more effective antibacterial agent compared to doxycycline for treating chlamydia. STDs can usually be effectively treated if early diagnosis and treatment seeking behaviour are present. These STDs can also be avoided if the proper prevention steps are followed.