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STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
STD's are everywhere. Until seeing actual facts and statistics about STD's, people seem to be nieve about them. People DO have STD's, they DO lie about being infected with them, and they DO spread. STD's have health risks and some are incurable. STD's are happening and can happen to you if you don't make the right choices.
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Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV, is a virus that attacks the immune system resulting in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, or AIDS. |
Chancroid |
A treatable bacterial infection that causes painful sores. |
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A treatable bacterial infection that can scar the fallopian tubes affecting a woman's ability to have children. |
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Also known as pediculosis pubis, crabs are parasites or bugs that live on the pubic hair in the genital area. |
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A treatable bacterial infection of the penis, vagina or anus that causes pain, or burning feeling as well as a pus-like discharge. Also known as "the clap". |
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A disease that affects the liver. There are more than four types. A and B are the most common. |
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Genital herpes is a recurrent skin condition that can cause skin irritations in the genital region (anus, vagina, penis). |
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that affects the skin in the genital area, as well as a female's cervix. Depending on the type of HPV involved, symptoms can be in the form of wart-like growths, or abnormal cell changes. |
Molluscum Contagiosum |
Molluscum Contagiosum is a skin disease that is caused by a virus, usually causing lesions or bumps. It can be treated. |
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Nongonococcal urethritis (or NGU) is a treatable bacterial infection of the urethra (the tube within the penis) often times associated with chlamydia. |
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An infection of the female reproductive organs by chlamydia, gonorrhea or other bacteria. Also known as PID. |
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Scabies is a treatable skin disease that is caused by a parasite. |
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A treatable bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body and affect the heart, brain, nerves. Also known as "syph". |
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Caused by different germs including yeast and trichomoniasis, vaginitis is an infection of the vagina resulting in itching, burning, vaginal discharge and an odd odor. |
Some Statistics...
-One in five people in the United States has an STD.
-Two-thirds of all STDs occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
-One in four new STD infections occur in teenagers.
-Cervical cancer in women is linked to HPV.
-Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV.
-STDs, other than HIV, cost about $8 billion each year to diagnose and treat ASHA is a trusted partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and operates the national AIDS, STD and Immunization Hotlines.
-One in five Americans have genital herpes, yet 90 percent of those with herpes are unaware they have it.
-At least one in four Americans will contract an STD at some point in their lives.
-HPV and Chlamydia are the most common STDs in the United States.
-More than 5 million people are infected with HPV each year.
-Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STD other than HIV / AIDS.
-At least 15 percent of all infertile American women are infertile because of tubal damage caused by pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), the result of an untreated STD.
-Two-thirds of Hepatitis B (HBV) infections are transmitted sexually, HBV is linked to chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.
In the United States, the number of people affected:
-Number Affected Chlamydia: 4 million
-Trichomoniasis ("trich"): 3 million
-Gonorrhea ("clap"): 1.1 million
-Genital Warts (HPV): 750,000 Genital Herpes 40 million affected, with as many as 500,000 new cases each year
-Hepatitis B: 300,000
-Syphilis: 120,000
-HIV: 1 million affected, with as many as 45,000 new AIDS cases reported each year.
Source of data: American Social Health Association
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