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A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex.
In 2012, about 0.5% of adults were infected with syphilis, with 6 million new cases. [9] In 1999, it is believed to have infected 12 million additional people, with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. [34] It affects between 700,000 and 1.6 million pregnancies a year, resulting in miscarriages, stillbirths, and congenital ...
Causes: Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically sexually transmitted [1] Diagnostic method: Testing the urine, urethra in males; vagina or cervix in females, throat, or rectum [1] Prevention: Condoms, having sex with only one person who is uninfected, not having sex [1] [3] Treatment: Ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth [4] [5] Frequency ...
Sexually transmitted infections are becoming more common in older adults. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in people ages 55 and up more than doubled in the U.S. over the 10-year period ...
A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States. The case report, published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology by doctors at NYU ...
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Story at a glance Sexually transmitted disease rates are rising among adults 55 years old and older, according to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of gonorrhea ...