Donovanosis: a 'Flesh Eating' Sexually Transmitted Infection

There are some bacteria in the environment that are so pervasive and detrimental as the disease process caused by them made it looks like we are getting eaten by an unseen entity typically known as the flesh-eating microbial agents. Among all of the sexually transmitted diseases, donovanosis can be considered as one of the flesh-eating diseases that made your genital looks like they were being bitten by bullet ants. Of course, the presentation can be quite similar to syphilis which started out as a painless ulcer but with time, the condition can be much worse and you can expect the small-sized ulcer to grow and form a reddish sac which looks fragile and easily bleed even with the slightest touch.

Having sexual intercourse with someone that we didn't know can cost you a lot, I mean, people don't wear any tag which stated the total number of people they have done it with or either they have been diagnosed with STD before. Even if you were so desperate to have sex by subscribing to the service provided by the sex worker, the most responsible thing you can do for the both of you is to wear protection. Like any other STD, donovanosis can be caused by having unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner or in some rare cases, through oral sex. If you used to see the picture of someone's genital riddled with the cancerous lesion, then you can imagine how yours would look like if you were in the last stage of that particular infection; it is almost similar according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Genital scarring can make it looks weird and if you were diagnosed and treated early with the FDA-approved antibiotics, you can certainly avoid that kind of complications. You can't imagine the irreversible damage imposed by donovanosis as it literally eats up your genital tissue making it looks distorted. The culprit is known as klebsiella granulomatis and it can be found mostly in the tropical and subtropical regions making it quite common to be contracted among people living in some parts of America, Oceania and South Africa. Seriously, guys, it is not only specific to this flesh-eating infection but all kind of STD. If you were someone who keeps on changing sexual partner or used to have sex without wearing any protection, get tested early so that any problem arises can be addressed as soon as it can be detected. Even people with HIV can have a normal lifespan if detected and treated early.