| | '''Sexually transmitted diseases''' (STDs), or '''sexually tansmitted infections''' (STIs), are [[illness]]es transmitted by sexual contact. STDs comprise a large and diverse set of disease entities which include [[virus]]es, bacteria, protozoa, and arthropods. Many of these diseases can cause great harm before symptoms are detected. | | '''Sexually transmitted diseases''' (STDs), or '''sexually tansmitted infections''' (STIs), are [[illness]]es transmitted by sexual contact. STDs comprise a large and diverse set of disease entities which include [[virus]]es, bacteria, protozoa, and arthropods. Many of these diseases can cause great harm before symptoms are detected. |
| − | In 2021, for the sixth consecutive year, there was a record-breaking number of new reported cases (more than 2.5 million) of [[syphilis]], gonorrhea and chlamydia.<ref>yahoo.com/now/stds-reach-time-high-sixth-194953476.html</ref> Only four STDs are considered curable,<ref name="incurable">https://www.kmdlaw.com/blog/2020/june/which-stds-are-not-curable-/</ref> but even they leave lifelong irreversible harm to the body, including the brain. The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] implies that the number and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases will only increase over time. Incurable STDs include Hepatitis B, Herpes, HIV, and Human papillomavirus (HPV).<ref name="incurable"/> | + | In 2021, for the sixth consecutive year, there was a record-breaking number of new reported cases in the [[United States]] (more than 2.5 million) of [[syphilis]], gonorrhea and chlamydia.<ref>yahoo.com/now/stds-reach-time-high-sixth-194953476.html</ref> Only four STDs are considered curable,<ref name="incurable">https://www.kmdlaw.com/blog/2020/june/which-stds-are-not-curable-/</ref> but even they leave lifelong irreversible harm to the body, including the brain. The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]] implies that the number and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases will only increase over time. Incurable STDs include Hepatitis B, Herpes, HIV, and Human papillomavirus (HPV).<ref name="incurable"/> |