STD can be prevented if people protect themselves during sex.
Some of these diseases used to be familiar only in history books.
Sexually transmitted diseases including syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have increased rapidly over the years that the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention have deemed it "alarming."
Recent analysis states gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis cases are rapidly becoming an outbreak with symptoms being manifested by burning sensation, painful urination and discharge.
WHO commends Cuba for eliminating the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother-to-child.
A group of young teenagers from the UK have created 'smart' condoms that change colors as it detects different kinds of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).