What is the number 1 sexually transmitted disease?
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What is the number 1 sexually transmitted disease worldwide?
HPV Human papillomavirus infection
AIDS is among the leading causes of death in present-day Sub-Saharan Africa. HIV/AIDS is transmitted primarily via unprotected sexual intercourse. More than 1.1 million persons are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and it disproportionately impacts African Americans. Hepatitis B is also considered a sexually transmitted disease because it can be spread through sexual contact. The highest rates are found in Asia and Africa and lower rates are in the Americas and Europe. Approximately two billion people worldwide have been infected with the hepatitis B virus.
What is the number 1 sexually transmitted disease in Sub-Saharan Africa?
HIV/AIDS
Sexually transmitted infection
Sexually transmitted infection
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List of sexually transmitted infections by prevalence
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI in the United States.[64] There are more than 40 different strands of HPV and many do not cause any health problems. In 90% of cases, the body's immune system clears the infection naturally within 2 years.
Sexually transmitted infection
Nearly every individual is infected by HPV at some point in their lives. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI), globally.
Human papillomavirus infection
Many HIV-positive people are unaware that they are infected with the virus. For example, in 2001 less than 1% of the sexually active urban population in Africa had been tested, and this proportion is even lower in rural populations.
HIV
The most common sexually transmitted infection globally is HPV, or human papillomavirus. It is so common that nearly every individual is infected by HPV at some point in their lives, although many strands of the virus do not cause any health problems. The number 1 sexually transmitted infection in Sub-Saharan Africa is HIV/AIDS. Many HIV-positive people are unaware that they are infected, especially in Africa, where, in 2001, less than 1% of the sexually active urban population had been tested.