Although HIV prevalence among adults is much less (2.9%) than other sub-Saharan African countries such as South Africa (18.9%) and Zambia (12.4%), Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world. This is largely due to the size of Africa’s giant population. This means 3.6 million people were living with HIV as at 2016.

Because HIV is one of the STDs without cure, it is still perceived with a lot of stigmatization in Nigeria. Many couples only test for HIV whereas there are other killer diseases more devastating than HIV.

Here are 5 Sexually Transmitted Diseases as deadly as HIV.

Chlamydia

While chlamydia can be treated by antibiotics, if left untreated, chlamydia can cause infertility in men, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, increased risk of contracting HIV.

It can also lead to miscarriage, and/or pre-term labour in women. Additionally it can cause premature delivery, conjunctivitis, lung infections, pneumonia, and ear infections may occur in new-borns born to mothers with chlamydia.



Hepatitis

Hepatitis is one of the leading causes of liver cancer. It has no cure. Most cases of hepatitis don’t cause symptoms and most adults can fight the infection on their own. If you have hepatitis B, your best option is to speak to your doctor about checking your liver and your medication options to lessen symptoms. Immune system modulators and antiviral medications can help slow the virus’s damage to your liver. Hepatitis C is the most serious of the hepatitis infections and one of the top causes of adult liver transplants in the world.

Herpes

Herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact. It is incurable. Many people with herpes may not know they have it because they show no symptoms. However, when there are symptoms, they come in the form of painful sores around the genitals or anus.



HPV

Human papillomavirus is extremely common. About 9 out of 10 sexually active people will contract HPV. About 90 percent of these infections go away within two years of detection. However, HPV is still incurable and, in some cases, it can lead to: genital warts, cervical cancer, etc.

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Sexual consequences are just too much
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