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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), STD cases have been reported to increase considerably in the last few years, and STDs present a real threat to young adults’ health. Aside from suggestions for proactive prevention like testing, screening and using condoms, vaccination is also an effective method to prevent STDs. Currently, vaccines are available for human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis A, and hepatitis B. there is no vaccine to prevent syphilis, gonorrhoea or chlamydia but many of them are already under development and in trial phases.
Hepatitis A vaccines Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. It is primarily transmitted through oral contact with faeces, for example, from food source contamination, or oral or anal sex. Hepatitis A vaccines are recommended for all children and adolescents, especially for people exposed to high-risk areas or people who already have hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Hepatitis B vaccines Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus, mainly passed on by body fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretion through sexual contact or sharing needles with infected people. Hepatitis B vaccines are recommended for all people especially those with chronic liver disease, HIV or hepatitis B. HPV vaccines Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the name of the common viruses’ group that affect the skin. There are 100 different types of HPV, some of them do not cause any problems, but some can cause genital warts or cervical cancer. HPV vaccines are effective to protect again most of those viruses that cause warts or cancer. HPV vaccines are recommended to all children at age of 11 or 12, with the catch-up vaccination up to age 26.
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