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The estimated number of
people living with an STD in the United States is over
65 million.
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Every year, there are
approximately 15 million new cases of STDs(some of which
are curable).
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About 66% of all STDs occur
in people 25 years of age or younger.
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One in four new STD
infections occur in teenagers.
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Hepatitis B is 100 times
more infectious than HIV.
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At least 1 in 4 Americans
will contract an STD at some point in their lives.
HIV
Statistics
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52-96% of all HIV
infections may be transmitted during the period before
seroconversion.
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90% of all AIDS deaths
happen with people under the age of 50.
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90% of infections that
occur among homosexual males occur through anal
intercourse.
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90% of worldwide HIV
transmission occurs in heterosexual people.
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After acute illness,
individuals infected with HIV can remain symptom free
from 6 months to 11 years.
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Over 30,000,000 people are
infected with HIV worldwide and there are 16,000 new
cases each day.
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The majority of AIDS cases
occur before the age of 35.
Hepatitis
B (HBV) Statistics
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In 1990 25% of new infected
cases were through heterosexual contact.
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Mothers with chronic HBV
have more than an 80% chance of infecting unborn
children.
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30% of injectable drug
users are infected.
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About 1% of those with
symptoms of acute hepatitis progress to liver failure.
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Approximately 10% of the
population in the U.S. show evidence of infection on a
blood test.
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About 15-20% of those
infected develop joint aches and a slightly raised rash.
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About 95% of the population
will overcome hepatitis B on their own.
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About 5% go on to become
chronic carriers.
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The fastest growing group
of people infected with HBV are heterosexuals.
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21% of heterosexuals with
more than five sexual partners within the last 4 months
had HBV.
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10% of those infected with
HBV are men who have sex with men.
Hepatitis
C (HCV) Statistics
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A person can have HCV for
10-20 years without having signs of serious
complications, but HCV can still cause serious liver
damage.
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Hepatitis C is the number
one cause of liver transplants in the U.S.
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HCV is four times more
common than HIV in the United States.
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An estimated 2% (about 4.6
million people) have hepatitis C in the United States.
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Approximately 8,000-12,000
deaths are attributed to HCV each year.
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In one study HCV was found
in 85-100% of I.V. drug users.
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In some studies 40% of
cases of chronic HCV have no identifiable risk.
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It is estimated that only
25-30% of new infections are tested and identified.
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85% of those infected with
hepatitis C will be chronic carriers.
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15% will overcome the
infection.
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4% of hepatitis C
infections are from men who have sex with men
Herpes Simplex 1 & 2 Statistics
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It is estimated that 20-25%
of adults have genital herpes caused by either type 1 or
type 2 herpes.
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30-40% of primary
infections of genital herpes are asymptomatic.
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Herpes is one of the most
commonly transmitted STDs in the United States.
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45 million adults over the
age of 15 have genital herpes from HSV type 2.
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There are about 500,000 new
infections in this country each year.
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70% of adults have been
exposed to HSV 1 by the age of 40.
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Genital herpes is more
common in women then men.
Syphilis Statistics
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1/3 of untreated persons
will show damage to the organs many years later in the
tertiary stage. Without treatment 30% of people will die
of complications after being infected for 15-20 years.
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A person who has sexual
intercourse with someone who has active syphilis lesions
has a 30% chance of becoming infected.
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Women infected with
syphilis have a higher risk of miscarriage.
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Approximately 50,000 people
are diagnosed with syphilis each year.
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Only 20% of women with
syphilis will carry a baby to full term and deliver a
healthy baby.
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About 1 out of 1,000
children born in the United States are born with
syphilis.
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Between 14-36% of people
who are HIV positive are infected with syphilis.
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Primary and
secondary stages are highest among women 20-29 and men
35-39.
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Syphilis is called "The
Great Mimic" because its symptoms can imitate those of
other diseases.
Chlamydia Statistics
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Chlamydia is responsible
for infertility in 20% of women.
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Studies of symptom free
people in various areas of the country show between
5-50% of those tested are infected with chlamydia.
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Chlamydia is the most
commonly reported infectious disease in the United
States.
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75% of women and 50% of men
with chlamydia have no symptoms.
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40% of chlamydia cases are
reported among people 15-19 years old.
Gonorrhea
Statistics
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Men who have unprotected
sex with infected women have a 20-30% chance of becoming
infected.
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A woman has a 60-80% chance
of becoming infected if having unprotected sex with an
infected male.
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About one million people
are diagnosed with gonorrhea each year in the United
States.
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10% of men and 20-40% of
women are asymptomatic.
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90% of people who acquire
gonorrhea in the throat are asymptomatic
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