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posted by on Sunday April 09 2017, @10:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the my-yoga-teacher-says-vaccines-cause-autism dept.

More than 42 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 59 are infected with genital human papillomavirus [HPV], according to the first survey to look at the prevalence of the virus in the adult population.

The report [pdf], published on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, found that certain high-risk strains of the virus infected 25.1 percent of men and 20.4 percent of women. These strains account for approximately 31,000 cases of cancer each year, other studies have shown.

Two vaccines are effective in preventing sexually transmitted HPV infection, and researchers said the new data lend urgency to the drive to have adolescents vaccinated.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/health/hpv-virus-survey-united-states.html


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  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by tangomargarine on Monday April 10 2017, @07:01PM (1 child)

    by tangomargarine (667) on Monday April 10 2017, @07:01PM (#491838)

    (b) false - herpes transmission does not require sexual intercourse

    Hey, it's almost like I specifically worded my reply to address that:

    It's logically impossible to get an STD through sexual intercourse if one does not engage in sexual intercourse.

    Yes, I'm already aware that you can get HIV through blood transfusions or being birthed from an HIV-positive mother. My point still stands -- not having sex is a great way to avoid getting STDs.

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  • (Score: 0, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @07:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 10 2017, @07:32PM (#491873)

    Hey, it's almost like I specifically worded my reply to address that:

    So you decided to make a write completely meaningless response that had nothing to do with the post you were responding to.
    You are a real credit to this site.

    Congratulations on your successful public masturbation!!! And you didn't even catch an STD either.