Should People Who Knowingly Spread Dangerous STDs Be Prosecuted?
from the American Social Health Association state that one in five people in the United States has an STD. According to the Center for Disease Control, 50% of sexually active men and women will contract an HPV (Human Papillomavirus) infection during their lives. This is particularly dangerous because men can carry and transmit this disease without showing any symptoms or knowledge of their own infection. HPV is growing at epidemic proportions and there is no known cure. What is particularly dangerous to women is the growing number of women who contract cervical cancer from HPV. In 2004, the American Cancer Society estimated that nearly 40% of women who develop cervical cancer caused from HPV will die from this disease. In the UK, the number of people diagnosed with STD’s has risen by 63 percent, according to the Health Protection Agency, with an alarming rise in diseases previously thought to be under control. Cases of syphilis show the most dramatic increase, with a rise of 1,607 perc
