What is an STI? Is it the same as a Venereal Disease?
A. STI stands for sexually transmitted disease and is usually an infection passed on during sexual intercourse, although some conditions, (e.g. candida [thrush] and bacterial vaginosis) are not considered sexually transmitted. The term venereal disease (VD) is an out-dated collective term for syphilis and gonorrhoea and has no place in modern medicine.
