Sexually Transmitted Diseases An Evolutionary View
Child Development https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-we-do-it/201510/sexually-transmitted-diseases-evolutionary-view Sexual Transmitted Disease are infections through sexual contact, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Many STIs are spread through contact with infected body fluids such as blood, vaginal fluids, or semen. They can also be spread through contact with infected skin or mucous membranes, such as sores in the mouth. You may be exposed to infected body fluids and skin through vaginal, anal or oral sex. The World Organization appraisal that around the world over a million people are infected every day with a STD. 50,000 of those cases are in the United States of America alone. Some examples of transmitted diseases
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Congenital syphilis occurs when the bacterium passes from placenta to fetus during late pregnancy. The first written accounts of syphilis epidemic followed an invasion by French troops in Naples in 1494/1495, spawning “French pox” as one of its many names. Comparison with other primates should yield valuable clues to the evolution of human venereal diseases, but insufficient knowledge is handicap. Valuable insights eventually emerged from an ingenious indirect approach. In a milestone 2000 paper, Charlie Nunn and colleagues presented results of comparisons using counts of while blood cells to indicate disease risk. White blood cells provide one of the first lines of defense against infections. The researchers compiled leucocyte counts for a representative sample of 41 primate species and tested 3 alternative hypotheses for higher disease risk: 1) larger groups or greater population, 2) greater exposure to pathogens on the ground because of faecal contamination, and 3) more promiscuous. The primary finding was that leucocyte counts were significantly greater in species were females have