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  Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) arre infections contracted through unprotected sex or close sexual contact with an infected person. They are sometimes called sexually transmitted disease (STDs) or venereal disease. Most of these infections are not contracted only through unprotected sex or close contact with infected persons. Read Also : Difference between STI and STD STI can affect any part of the body and not only the genital. In some cases, symptoms do not occur in the genital. It is just a means of transmission. Statistics Of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) According to WHO in 2016, 376 million people were reported to be infected with one form of STI around the world. That is more than a million new infections recorded everyday. Majority of these infections are among people between the age of 15 and 24 years old. Trichomonas had an infection rate of 156 million. That is more than the 127 million cases recorded for chlamydia, 87 million by gonorrhea and 1.3 milli...

As a pharmacist or a person interested in health, you must have come across the abbreviation STI, STD AND UTI. STI stands for sexually transmitted infection, STD is sexually transmitted disease why UTI is urinary tract infections. In most cases, these abbreviations have been used interchangeably by health care workers and news reporters. This could be due to the fact that there is no clear cut definition. But there is a difference. UTI UTIs are a group of infections that affect the urinary tract of both male and females of all ages. The organism can be a bacteria, fungi, virus or parasite. The urinary tract consists of the bladder, urethra, kidney and ureter. UTI affects the bladder and urethra and serious cases affect the kidney. Symptoms of UTI in male may be different from that in females. Some types of UTI may be asymptomatic in one gender causing a cascade of symptoms in the other gender. Read Also: Sex with HIV/AIDS patients may not lead to contracting the infection Mode of trans...