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Risk Factors of Acquiring Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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All of us do not have an equal risk of acquiring an STD. We all come from different backgrounds, live in different places, have different activities which is why we contain different levels of STD risk. However, there are std facts which can be of help to us. Here is a list of the major risk factors for acquiring and STD taken from std.about.com:

Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Syphilis Manifestations and Cautions Part 2

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Although Syphilis is largely as common as gonorrhea, its symptoms are still often confused. The following are the different manifestations that occur at each stage of the disease:
Primary Syphilis – Manifested after an incubation period within 10-90 days (the average is 21 days) througha primary sore. Through the initial incubation period, individuals are asymptomatic. The sore, called a chancre, is a firm, painless skin ulceration contained at the point of initial contact to the bacterium, oftenon the read more…