STD
TABLE and STATISTICS
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Human
immunodeficiency virus or HIV, is a virus that attacks
the immune system resulting in Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome, or AIDS. |
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Chancroid
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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. |
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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: http://www.ashastd.org/
Learn more about Hepatitis
C - Myths and Facts... Is it sexually transmitted?
(Statistic
from the American Social Health Association)
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