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Chlamydia (The Number One STD!) Chlamydia is the MOST common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Three million Americans will get Chlamydia this year, but it can be treated. You however, don't have to be one of them. In 2004, almost one million chlamydial infections were reported to CDC from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Why is that number lower than ours. It is common to not report STDs. Under-reporting is substantial because most people with chlamydia are not aware of their infections and do not seek testing. Also,

HIV and Insect Transmission From the beginning of the HIV epidemic, there was concern about transmission of the virus by biting and bloodsucking insects. Studies conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and elsewhere have shown no evidence of HIV transmission through insects - even in areas where there are many cases of AIDS and large populations of insects, such as mosquitoes. Lack of such outbreaks, despite intense efforts to detect them, supports the conclusion that HIV is not transmitted by insects. The