STDs Rates Appear To Be Quietly Skyrocketing As Fewer People Get Tested And Treated During The Pandemic

STDs Rates Appear To Be Quietly Skyrocketing As Fewer People Get Tested And Treated During The Pandemic Image

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) cause a greater health risk and economic burden to the masses. Millions of people are infected with this problem every year. In 1995, STDs were accounted for to be around 87 percent of all cases among the main ten illnesses in the USA. Now, the years have passed, but not much …

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List of common STDs in Africa with numbers in 2019

List of common STDs in Africa with numbers in 2019 Image

STD, sexually transmitted disease, as the name suggests, is an infection that passes from one person to another through sexual intercourse. As of today, there are 20 types of STDs like Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, HIV, and a few more.  These are the acknowledged diseases & advancements, and vaccines are being developed for the same now …

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Hygiene And STD

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STD for the sexually transmitted disease is very common nowadays, in the states, there are 20 million STD cases each year. The majority of the cases belong to the Teenage group.  The major questions that arise over here are as follows: Do we get STD from having sex? Do pills protect against STD’s? We need …

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COVID-19 Has Interrupted STD Screenings; Sexual Health Centers Are Concerned

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When the cases of COVID-19 started increasing at a faster rate, most of the countries announce lockdown. With the interest of the public, and proper obedience, the stay at home order came into action. During this sexual health centers in some places were allowed to keep their operations going on.  The decision taken was not …

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How Does the New Coronavirus Affect the People with Tuberculosis And HIV?

How Does the New Coronavirus Affect the People with Tuberculosis And HIV?

Since the initial coronavirus outbreaks back in early December 2019, which happened in Wuhan, China, we keep learning more and more about this new and potentially deadly virus. And so, we have learned that we have been introduced to a cruel virus that does not hesitate when it comes to taking more and more lives.  …

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What The US Can Learn from Rwanda on Dealing with Cervical Cancer

What The US Can Learn from Rwanda on Dealing with Cervical Cancer Image

It’s hard to believe that there is something a small nation like Rwanda can teach the US (a first world country).  But surprisingly there is- Rwanda made history by becoming the first African nation to launch a countrywide cervical cancer prevention program. In 2010 that country entered an agreement with Merck pharmaceuticals to vaccinate Rwanda …

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Mental Health and STD

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Mental health refers to behavioral patterns that affect the way you think, feel, and act.  Mental health relates to STDs in a complex way and the stigma results in unifying thread that causes harm in many ways, as research shows. Even though STIs pose a real threat to public health, the World Health Organization says …

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Top Most Popular Plants for Treating STIs in Africa – Do They Work?

Top Most Popular Plants for Treating STIs in Africa – Do They Work? Image

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a widespread problem and a serious global issue. But, for the African population, these treatable and easily avoidable infections pose an even bigger threat.  Out of the 37 million people living with HIV, 66% are in the sub-Saharan African region.  Since not many families have the funds to get treatment, …

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Molluscum Contagiosum in Africa

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Africa has a warm tropical climate. Researchers have observed that molluscum contagiosum is more prevalent in warm climates with lightly dressed children. In Mali, the disease is among the common dermatoses in children. According to Medscape,  child molluscum is prevalent in some regions of Africa like Papua New Guinea. More than 52% of children over …

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