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There are 19 million new STD infections that occur
every year. Almost half will occur in young people,
ages 15-24. (Source: CDC - "Trends
in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the
United States, 2005")
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Direct medical costs associated with STDs in the
United States are estimated at $13 billion annually.
(Source: CDC - "Trends in Reportable Sexually
Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2004")
- 65 million Americans currently have an incurable
sexually transmitted disease. (Source: Sexuality
Information and Education Council of
the
United States, 2001)
- Here are the estimated numbers of pregnant
women in the United States with a specific STD (Source:
CDC, 2003):
800,000 - Bacterial vaginosis
800,000 - Herpes simplex
200,000 - Chlamydia
080,000 - Trichomoniasis
040,000 - Gonorrhea
040,000 - Hepatitis B
008,000 - HIV
008,000 - Syphilis
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In June 2006, the first vaccine was developed to
prevent cervical cancer and other diseases in females
caused by certain types of genital human papillomavirus
(HPV). The vaccine is called Gardasil® and
it protects against four HPV types, which together
cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital
warts.
