How common are STD’S?
Since the 1960’s the United States has come under an STD outbreak. Today, over 70 million Americans currently have an STD. It is estimated that 19 million new cases occur each year. About half of these infections are found in people 25 years old and younger, in fact 1/4 sexually active teenagers are infected with a non-curable STD. If you’ve had sex, you could have an STD. Some STD’s cause symptoms. Others don’t. 80% of people have an STD and do not know it. Some STD’s make you impact you immediately while others can cause problems later in life. These include serious problems like cancer or infertility. Some can even kill you. What causes STD’s? There are two major groups of STD, Bacterial and Viral. Bacterial infections such as Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis are curable. Viral infections such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, herpes and HPV (Human Papillomavirus) are non-curable. These infections are transmitted through sexual behaviors such as sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal sex, outer cou
