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blahblah454 · 12-29-2007, 04:55 AM

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Disease , Reported cases (1996), Estimated new cases/year
AIDS 66,885 80,000
HIV (not AIDS)*, ** Not reportable in all states Not available
Chlamydia 498,884 4 million
Gonorrhea 325,883 800,000
Syphilis (all stages) 52,976 101,000
Chancroid 386 3,500
Hepatitis A** 31,032 180,000
Hepatitis B** 10,637 128,000
Hepatitis C, non-A/B** 3,716 28,000
Human papilloma virus (HPV)*** Not reportable 500,000 to 1 million
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 & 2**** Not reportable 200,000 to 500,000
Trichomonas Not reportable 3 million
HTLV-I/II** Not reportable Not available
Molluscum contagiosum Not reportable Not available
Lice/Scabies** Not reportable Not available

* = The estimated total number of cases of HIV is 650,000 to 900,000.
** = Can be transmitted through non-sexual ways as well.
*** = HPV causes genital/anal warts.
**** = The estimated total number of cases of HSV-2 alone is 45 million.

http://www.thebody.com/content/art2277.html

Does no one even care about STDs? I think the fact that 1/2 sexually active people have an STD is kind of scary.