The number of people suffering from venereal diseases is alarmingly high. The risk factors for infection with sexually transmitted diseases include primarily sexual promiscuity, the lack of condom use and the use of psychoactive substances that affect risky sexual contact.
According to WHO, there are 1 million infections with venereal diseases every day. The most common of these include trichomoniasis, chlamydiosis, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Trichomoniasis is infected by approximately 156 million people a year, chlamydiosis - 127 million, gonorrhea - 87 million, and syphilis - 6.6 million. In total, as many as 376 million people become infected with venereal diseases during the year. People aged 15-49 are usually infected with sexually transmitted diseases.
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