Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
List of 25 STDs and Types
There are more than 25 diseases that are primarily transmitted through sexual activity known as Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). These are the most common infectious diseases in the United States. Here is a list of the STDs identified by types: bacterial, viral, and parasites.
Most common STDs: National Statistics
The Center for Disease Control estimates that approximately 19 million new infections occur each year, almost half of them among young people ages 15 to 24. (Weinstock H, et al. Sexually transmitted diseases among American youth: incidence and prevalence estimates, 2000. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2004)
Chlamydia
Chlamydia remains the most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States. In 2006, 1,030,911 chlamydia diagnoses were reported, up from 976,445 in 2005. But, most cases go undiagnosed. Studies have found that chlamydia is more common among adolescent females than adolescent males, and the long-term consequences of untreated disease are much more severe for females. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection that can be cured with antibiotics.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States, with 358,366 cases reported in 2006. Gonorrhea can be cured and is treated with antibiotic.
Syphilis
The syphilis rate in the United States has been increasing over the past 6 years; after having experienced a steady decrease in the rate of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis — the most infectious stages of the disease — throughout the 1990s, and the reaching of an all-time low in 2000. Syphilis is a genital ulcerative disease, highly infectious, but curable in its early (primary and secondary) stages.
Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). The virus infects the skin and mucous membranes. There are also more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of men and women.
HIV/AIDS infection: National Statistics
According to The Center for Disease Control, young people continue to be at risk of getting the HIV infection; racial and ethnic minorities facing the greatest risk. An estimated 4,883 young people received a diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS, representing about 13% of the persons given a diagnosis during that year.
STDs: Orange County, CA Statistics
Since 1997, there has been and 8.2% increase in the STD case rate per 100,000 children and youth 10-17 years of age, from 197.7 in 1997 to 214 in 2006. Among youth 15-17 there has been an 8.3% increase in the rate of STD cases per 100,000 youth, from 491.8 in 1997 to 532.4 in 2006.
Teen Births
Teen Births: National Statistics
According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), birth rates for teenagers had declined since the 1991 peak and fell 34 percent between 1991 and 2005, before the trend reversed in 2006.
Teen Births: Orange County, CA Statistics
Preliminary findings indicate that of the total 41,905 births to residents in 2005*, 7.2% were to teen mothers accounting for 3,028 births. Hispanic females under 19 years of age accounted for 84.6% of the total births to teens. Non Hispanic White females accounted for 9.8% of the total births to teenagers. Asians accounted for 2.2% of total births to teens.