This document discusses sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which are diseases spread through intimate sexual contact. It identifies the main bacterial and viral STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis as bacterial; and HPV, hepatitis B, herpes, and HIV/AIDS as viral. For each, it provides brief details about transmission method and treatment options. The document emphasizes that while bacterial STDs can generally be cured with antibiotics, viral STDs either have no cure or treatment only manages the infection. It concludes with additional information about how HIV is transmitted from an infected person.