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by c21h30o2 1708 days ago
Without looking at the numbers at all I'm pretty sure that number can be ignored almost completely. It's all but guaranteed to be vastly underreported, but fortunately none of the common STDs are deadly. HIV and hepatitis are both rare in Western countries and syphilis can be cured with antibiotics.
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And HIV can be treated effectively nowadays. It's certainly not a death-sentence.