STD: Impacts on World Health

In the world today, if money and income is a big problem, an even bigger dilemma falls upon the health of the human population. Young and old alike are not exempted from the numerous diseases that have spread in all regions. The population of the world today has exceeded 6.622 billion, according to the United States Census Bureau.

This figure is estimated to increase by about 6 to 8 million per month. A large percentage of the world population resides in developing countries, those which often have limited resources to support the needs of their growing numbers. These countries, like some of those in Asia and Africa, also have limited access to medical aid.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the leading causes of death around the world are heart disease, cancer, HIV, and AIDS. Many organizations are primarily concerned about sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like HIV and AIDS, as the prevalence of these conditions are high in developing countries, and can even affect very young children.

About 5 million of the HIV/AIDS victims around the world have no access to medical facilities that may help alleviate their condition. Some of the other STD’s that are a cause for alarm are syphilis and gonorrhea. Many more STD’s are present across many cultures today, some of them are treatable, while others are not.