Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.

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• The United States has the highest STD rates of any country in the industrialized world. 1 • There were an estimated 15.3 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the U.S. in 1996 the most recent year for which data are available. • This 1996 estimate is higher than previous estimates from the 1980s primarily because improved detection techniques have identified asymptomatic (or “silent”) infections that were undercounted in the past. When previous underestimation is taken into account, the new estimate most likely reflects a slight overall decrease in the number of new STD cases occuring each year. • Two-thirds of all STDs in 1996 are attributable to two infections human papillomavirus (HPV) and trichomoniasis (Fig. 1). • By age 24, at least one in three sexually active people are estimated to have contracted an STD. • All groups of people are potentially at risk for STDs, but women, teens, and minorities have been disproportionately affected by them. • STDs are generally divided into those that are bacterial (curable) and those that are viral (incurable, but symptoms often are treatable). Both are often asymptomatic or “silent” and may be infectious even when symptoms are not present. • Having an STD increases a person's risk of acquiring HIV.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Statistical bulletin

دوره 67 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1986