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| http://wrongdiagnosis.com/s/stds/prevalence-types.htm |
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http://www.epigee.org/guide/stds.html |
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Prevalence Estimate |
US people estimate |
Statistic Used for Calculation |
Risks |
Curable?* |
| Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (overall) |
approx 1 in 4 or
23.90% or 65 million people in USA |
64,999,999 |
65 million people living with an
incurable STD (CDC) |
N/A |
Estimate includes incurable only |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
approx 1 in 2
or 50.00% or 136 million people in USA |
136,000,000 |
50% approximately; almost half
of young adults (NIAID) |
Risk of multiple congenital
problems incl. blindness and brain damage. |
Treatable but with serious
cautions, childbirth complications; see http://www.cdc.gov/cmv/ |
| Genital herpes |
approx 1 in 4 or
24.63% or 67 million people in USA |
66,999,999 |
67 million people (NIAID) |
Outbreaks of painful blisters;
flu-like symptoms |
No cure; easily spread, not
prevented by condom use |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) |
approx 1 in 13
or 7.35% or 20 million people in USA |
19,999,999 |
20 million Americans currently
infected (NIAID; CDC 2001) |
Genital warts; cervical and
other cancers, often fatal |
No cure; not prevented by condom
use; vaccine may prevent some types |
| Hepatitis B |
approx 1 in
181 or 0.55% or 1.5 million people in USA |
1,499,999 |
estimated 1.5 million HBV
carriers in the U.S. (NWHIC); 417,000 people currently infected (CDC 2001) |
Liver problems, fever, nausea,
jaundice, cirrhosis; sometimes fatal |
No cure, but often heals
naturally; vaccine can prevent spread |
| HIV |
approx 1 in 302 or
0.33% or 900,000 people in USA |
899,999 |
900,000 Americans (NIAID,
quarter are unaware) |
Development of AIDS |
No cure; treatment may slow
progression to AIDS |
| Bacterial Vaginosis |
approx 1 in 424 or
0.24% or 640,000 people in USA |
640,000 |
16% of pregnant women (DSTD) |
Inflammation, cervicitis,
pregnancy complications, other |
Treatable; childbirth complications |
| Syphilis |
N/A |
36,000 new cases annually |
No information |
Flu-like symptoms, hair &
weight loss, organ damage, dementia, heart failure, possible death |
Treatable if caught early |
| AIDS |
N/A |
Est. 40 million worldwide |
No information |
General health failure, death |
No cure |
| Chlamydia |
N/A |
3 million + new cases annually |
No information |
Inflamation, burning, itching,
discharge, infertility |
Treatable; often accompanied by
gonorrhea; can cause reproductive system damage if untreated |
| Gonorrhea |
N/A |
Est. 700,000 new cases annually
(CDC) |
No information |
Itching, burning, discharge,
bleeding, pain, infertility |
Easily spread; treatable but
increasingly resistant to antibiotics |
| Human T
Cell Lympho- tropic Virus (HTLV ) |
N/A |
N/A |
Uncommon but endemic to the
Caribbean, Japan, South America, parts of Africa |
Spinal cord, leg muscle,
bladder, or constipation problems |
No cure; treatment with
anti-cancer or anti-viral drugs; 80 percent of infected are asymptomatic
carriers |
| Chancroid |
N/A |
N/A |
No information |
Pain, ulcers, scars, lymph node
damage |
Treatment regimen of 2 weeks or
more, including antibiotics and draining of sores |
| Molluscum
Contagiosum (MC) |
Est. 8 percent of world
population |
N/A |
Common. |
Itching, rash, lesions, scarring |
Treatable through surgical or
mechanical removal of affected areas |
| Pubic
Lice |
N/A |
N/A |
No information |
Itching; easily spread |
Treatable |
| Scabies |
N/A |
N/A |
Common. |
Itching, rash, bumps, sores,
bleeding; easily spread |
Treatable |
| Trichomoniasis |
N/A |
7 million + new cases annually |
No information |
Men may be asymptomatic; in
women itching, swelling, pain |
Treatable, but often confused
with yeast infection |
| Granuloma
inguinale (GI) |
N/A |
N/A |
No information |
Nausea, diarrhea, rectal pain,
genital damage |
Treatment regimen of weeks to
months |
| Non-Specific Urethritis |
N/A |
N/A |
No information |
Discharge, prostatitis |
Treatable with antibiotics; sitz
bath for symptoms |
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| Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) |
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Rare in U.S., under 600 cases
annually |
Swelling, pain, rectal scars,
flu-like symptoms, lymph node damage, genital elephantiasis, other |
Treatable; no vaccine; related
to chlamydia |
| Pelvic
Inflammatory Disease |
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Over 1 million women per year |
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Flu-like symptoms, odor,
discharge, cramps, abdominal mass,
urethritis, other; risk of infertility |
Treatable; no vaccine |
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| Donovanosis |
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Rare in U.S. |
See Granuloma Inguinale |
Long-term therapy required |
| Non-gonococcal
urethritis (NGU) |
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Common |
Itching, burning, discharge,
painful urination, infertility |
Therapy required; early
diagnosis essential; complications incl. eye, ear, & lung infections. |
| Staphylococcus
aureus, MRSA |
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Itch |
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| Yeast
Infection |
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| Hepatitus
A, C, D, E |
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Liver problems such as jaundice,
nausea, fever, etc.; sometimes fatal |
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Virus |
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| Ebola
Virus |
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| Mononucleosis |
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| Kaposi's
sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV8) |
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| Other |
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Herpes |
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Cold sores |
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Tract Infection (UTI) |
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Frequent urination, burning,
pain, slight fever |
Treatable with antibiotics |
| Copyright
2008 Paul A. Hughes Return
address: |
http://www.geocities.com/westloop |
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