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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex. [1] [2] The most prevalent STIs may be carried by a significant fraction of the human population.
[105] [106] Out of a population of almost 295,270,000 people [107] there were 110 million new and existing cases of eight sexually transmitted infections. [108] Over 400,000 sexually transmitted infections were reported in England in 2017, about the same as in 2016, but there were more than 20% increases in confirmed cases of gonorrhoea and ...
1979, June: a sample shows a UK transmission to a haemophiliac in the UK. [26] 1981, 12 December: The Lancet publishes a case report of a 49-year-old man who had died in Brompton hospital due to an AIDS related illness in October - the first death in the UK. [27] [28] He was homosexual and a frequent visitor to the United States. [29]
Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, affecting about 4.2% of women and 2.7% of men worldwide. [4] [5] In 2015, about 61 million new cases occurred globally. [11] In the United States, about 1.4 million cases were reported in 2014. [3]
Nearly 1 in 3 men have at least one type of HPV. But the burden of screening for this widespread STI is on women. Experts explain why.
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Rates of selected STI diagnoses among England residents accessing sexual health services by ethnicity and STI, 2022. In England, there were 82,592 diagnoses of gonorrhoea in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared to 2021 (54,961). The number of gonorrhoea diagnoses in 2022 was the largest annual number reported since records began. [5]
Pandemics timeline death tolls. This is a list of the largest known epidemics and pandemics caused by an infectious disease in humans. Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included.