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Providers need to know STI prevalence
in their areas
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The number of new cases of STIs is rising globally, but prevalence
varies significantly by region. Hence, providers need to learn
which STIs are most prevalent in their areas. STIs can be divided
into those that can be cured and those that cannot be cured.
The most common curable STIs are mostly bacterial, and include
trichomoniasis, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. The incurable
STIs are viral. The most devastating of these is HIV/AIDS. AIDS
develops from infection by HIV, the "human immunodeficiency
virus," and is almost always fatal without expensive, and
often unavailable, anti-retroviral medication. Other major viral
STIs are human papilloma virus or HPV, hepatitis B and herpes.
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