Difference Between STI, UTI And STD
As a pharmacist or a person interested in health, you must have come across the abbreviation STI, STD AND UTI. STI stands for sexually transmitted infection, STD is sexually transmitted disease why UTI is urinary tract infections. In most cases, these abbreviations have been used interchangeably by health care workers and news reporters. This could be due to the fact that there is no clear cut definition. But there is a difference. UTI UTIs are a group of infections that affect the urinary tract of both male and females of all ages. The organism can be a bacteria, fungi, virus or parasite. The urinary tract consists of the bladder, urethra, kidney and ureter. UTI affects the bladder and urethra and serious cases affect the kidney. Symptoms of UTI in male may be different from that in females. Some types of UTI may be asymptomatic in one gender causing a cascade of symptoms in the other gender. Read Also: Sex with HIV/AIDS patients may not lead to contracting the infection Mode of trans...
