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One in FIVE Americans has an STI and nearly HALF of infections are in people under age 24, CDC reveals

An estimated one in five Americans has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), a new report finds.

Data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows there were nearly 68 million STIs on any given day (prevalent) and 26 million newly acquired (incident) STIs in 2018.

What’s more, almost 50 percent of all incident STIs were diagnosed in those between ages 15 and 24 years old.

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