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Quick Facts- What is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection? In the year 2007, CDC estimated over 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported to health departments across the United States. This represents an increase of 7.5% from the previous year. In fact, Chlamydia represents the largest number of cases ever to be reported to CDC for any disease in 2007.
- Gardasil, a recently licensed vaccine for HPV (human papillomavirus), protects against virus types that cause 70% cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.
- True or False. Adolescents and young adults (ages 15 to 24) make up nearly half of the 19 million new cases of STIs each year. True
- Many STIs often cause mild to no symptoms so people do not know they are infected. Chlamydia, gonorrhea and herpes are examples.
- Trichomoniasis is an infection caused by a parasite? Yes, that is true. Trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite and is the most curable STI that infects both men and women, though symptoms are more common in women?
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