The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide – Chapter 6.1 – Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The following diseases are transmitted by sexual contact: gonorrhoea, chlamydia infections, chancroid, genital herpes, trichomoniasis, syphilis, chlamydia lymphogranuloma, granuloma inguinale, genital warts, pubic lice, scabies, viral hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus,. Sexually transmitted diseases in sailors are generally acquired through unprotected casual and promiscuous sexual contacts, often with prostitutes. The most common symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases include discharge, redness and swelling of the genitalia, genital ulcers, lymph node enlargement, warts, and the presence of lice or mites on or in the skin. In some sexually transmitted diseases a single organ is affected. while in others the infection spreads. throughout the body.