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10 Important Facts About STDs

Things you should know about sexually transmitted diseases.

By Mizuka Ishiwatari

Published 10 years ago

Things you should know about sexually transmitted diseases.

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Unprotected anal intercourse with a partner whose status for STIs/STDs is unknown is the most common way to contract an STD.

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The first hospital for venereal disease was the London Lock Hospital in 1746. Treatment was not always voluntary.

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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) used to be called GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency) in 1982. It was renamed the same year.

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The human papillomavirus (HPV) is currently the fastest growing STI/STD.

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Chlyamida is Greek for “cloak” because early researchers believed the disease “cloaked” the nucleus of an infect cell. Chlamydia is found only in human cells, though it shares a common ancestor with plants and exhibits unusual plant-like traits.

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STIs/STDs cannot be acquired in a swimming or public bathroom unless you have sex in the pool or on the toilet.

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STIs/STDs cannot be acquired in a swimming or public bathroom unless you have sex in the pool or on the toilet.

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The only STD that affects more men than women is syphilis.

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The rate at which HIV becomes AIDS varies greatly among individuals. Some who contract HIV develop AIDS very soon after; in others, full-blown AIDS won’t develop for 10 or more years.

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Though one in five Americans has genital herpes, nearly 90% are unaware they have it.

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Al Capone had syphilis and it may have driven him mad. Other notable people who most likely suffered from syphilis include Hernando Cortez, Benito Mussolini, Friedrich Nietzsche, Edourd Manet and Napoleon.

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