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Could you tell me if someone has clamydia and it is referred to as vd, what does vd actually stand for?

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VD=Venereal Disease: Venereal diseases are illnesses that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. Chlamydia is one such illness.

Answered 4/6/2014

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

VD: Venereal diseases or sexually transmitted diseases (std) can include bacterial such as chlamydia, fungal such as yeast infection (candida), viral such as herpes or hiv, parasitic such as scabies, or protozoal such as trichomonas infections.

Answered 3/13/2014

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