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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. [1] [2] The most prevalent STIs may be carried by a significant fraction of the human population.
US Centers for Disease Control rates of reported syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea per 100,000 people, from 1941 to 2016 [44] Each year, between 8 and 10 million American teens contract a sexually transmitted infection (STI/STD), [note 1] almost half of the 19 million STIs reported for all age groups in the United States. [17] [45]
In the United States there were 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2010. [104] In 2010, 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occurred in women in the United States. [5] A 2008 CDC study found that 25–40% of U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection.
Perhaps the most surprising stat having to do with today’s seniors is the soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially in the group the CDC calls “older adults,” who are ...
Nationally, Texas ranked in the top half of states seeing high rates of multiple types of STDs in 2022, including chlamydia and syphilis.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in ...
Rates of diagnosis are higher in urban coastal areas. [10] This may be due to sexual practices or better diagnosis in these areas. [10] Rates of syphilis in 2000–2005 among low-risk groups such as women without children and unmarried people were about 0.3–0.6% while rates among high-risk groups such as drug users and MSM were about 7–15% ...
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