Match the following stds with their descriptions. 1. can cause sores, rashes, dementia, or blindness 2. can cause burning urination and infertility 3. similar to gonorrhea but more likely to be carried unknowingly 4. parasitic std causing genital irritation and mild discharge 5. pubic lice that cause itching 6. untreatable std causing periodic outbreaks of blisters 7. can cause genital warts or cervical cancer a. syphilis b. gonorrhea c. genital herpes d. chlamydia e. trichomoniasis f. hpv g. crabs

1A - Syphilis. Syphilis is a common, nasty STD that causes sores on your genitals. Left untreated it can lead to neurological as well as heart problems. It is curable.

2B - Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea can affect the urethra causing burning during urination, the rectum causing pain, swelling and itching, throat pain and inflammation and cervix, pelvic inflammation causing infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease in women if left untreated. It is curable.

3D - Chlamydia. Chlamydia is one of the most common forms of STD and many people carry it without even knowing they it as it mainly shows no symptoms . It is easily curable.

4E - Trichomoniasis. Trichomoniasis is a parasitic infection. Both men and women can get it but it is more common in women. It causes vaginal discharge, itching, swelling and pain during urination. It is easily curable.  

5G Crabs - Another common STD. Crabs or pubic lice are a parasitic insect that live in pubic hair. They cause itching and swelling of the genitals. They are easily curable.

6C Genital Herpes - Genital Herpes are one form of STD that is incurable and untreatable. Once you have herpes you have it for life. It is a virus that causes painful blisters and sores. There are medicines that can treat the sores but not the virus.

7F HPV - HPV or Human Papillomavirus is a common STD and usually harmless but in some cases can cause genital warts and cervical cancer as there are different types of HPV.