Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • STDs
  • STIs
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Venereal Diseases
  • Disease, Sexually Transmitted
  • Disease, Venereal
  • Diseases, Sexually Transmitted
  • Diseases, Venereal
  • Infection, Sexually Transmitted
  • Infections, Sexually Transmitted
  • STI
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection
  • Transmitted Infection, Sexually
  • Transmitted Infections, Sexually
  • Venereal Disease

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

87; was VENEREAL DISEASES 1963-86

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012749. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012749
  2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_infection
  3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12198