Sexually transmitted diseases, as the name suggests, are passed on from one person to another through sexual contact.

However finding out who has them is a Herculean task, as not many admit to their way of living and play the innocent. To prevent the spread of these diseases it is necessary to educate the public and to help them to know what causes these diseases and it is necessary to educate people who are likely to pass the diseases onto other unsuspecting people. Not only do they infect themselves, they also infect their partners who may be monogamous. This usually happens when people are promiscuous in their sexual activities and have multiple partners.