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Why does the United States have one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the industrialized world?

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Why does the United States have one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the industrialized world?

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It’s ironic that in an age of supposed sexual enlightenment, STDs are rampant even though transmission in most cases is preventable. Sex education is failing: in a 1995 Gallup study, 26% of adults and 42% of teen respondents could not name an STD other than HIV/AIDS. Legislators avoid dealing aggressively with STDs because it isn’t politically correct to do so, and television – one of the greatest educators of modern times – virtually ignores STDS.