... were at risk of contracting an STD. And almost half of the sexually active students had never been tested for an STD, even though one in five college students know someone who has contracted a sexually transmitted disease while in college. In the U.S., one in four sexually active teens become infected with an STD every year: -134,000 new cases of syphilis ... are occurring each year, the highest infection rate in 40 years. -1.3 million new gonorrhea cases occur annually. -24 million new cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) occur annually -63% of all sexually transmitted disease (STD) ca...

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