Sexually Transmitted Infections Spread To 1m Daily - WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) published a study on Thursday showing an estimate of one million fresh instances of diseases with sexually transmitted bacteria that the world has failed to fight in recent years.

The annual total of 376 million infections with chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis is based on data from 2016. Compared with its last analysis in 2012, the WHO reports "no substantive decline" in the rates of new or existing infections.

It suggests around one in 25 people globally has at least one of these four STIs, with some experiencing multiple infections at the same time.

“We consider this a hidden epidemic, a silent epidemic, a dangerous epidemic that is persistent globally,’’ WHO epidemiologist Melanie Taylor told a news conference in Geneva.

“These four diseases can be cured, but if they are left untreated, patients can develop neurological and cardiovascular problems as well as infertility. In addition, pregnant women who get infected are at risk of stillbirth.

“Since most people do not develop symptoms, infections often go unnoticed, allowing them to spread further,’’ Taylor said.

The WHO recommended the use of condoms, sex education, and improved disease screening in developing countries as ways to fight these four diseases.

The report did not cover the sexually transmitted viruses HIV, hepatitis B, herpes and human papillomavirus.





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