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spin [16.1K]
3 years ago
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Approximately how many news cases of STIS occur in the United States each year

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musickatia [10]3 years ago
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20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in this country, half among young people aged 15–24 
prisoha [69]3 years ago
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The exact correct number is 19 million each year

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