STI Awareness

Students at @MemorialU promoting STI Awareness. Thank you to for many of the facts they provide us

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Each year, there are an estimated 357 million new infections with 1 of 4 STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis. #GetChecked

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The majority of STIs have no symptoms or only mild symptoms that may not be recognized as an STI.

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STIs such as HSV type 2 and syphilis can increase the risk of HIV acquisition.

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Over 900 000 pregnant women were infected with syphilis resulting in approximately 350 000 adverse birth outcomes including stillbirth in 2012

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How can you start your knowledge concerning STI's? By being aware!

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Drug resistance, especially for gonorrhoea, is a major threat to reducing the impact of STIs worldwide.

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STIs such as HSV type 2 and syphilis can increase the risk of HIV acquisition.

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More than 290 million women have a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection

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#Syphilis Outbreak in Eastern Newfoundland, #Canada.
24% of the cases were co-infected with #HIV and 13 have progressed to neurosyphilis

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More than 500 million people are estimated to have genital infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV).

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Each year, there are an estimated 357 million new infections with 1 of 4 STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis.

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More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide.

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An STI is slightly different from an STD. An STI is an infection that may not cause any noticeable symptoms but can still be spread, such as HPV, while an STD is a disease that causes external symptoms and may develop from an STI.