If you're a warm body, you'll do. STD germs settle in an estimated 12 million Americans each year. Worldwide, they find 250 million new hosts a year. These numbers reflect men and women, young and old. STD germs love everybody who loves, because they are spread by intimate body contact.
Germs can, however, be biologically sexist in the damage they do.
Women suffer more adverse consequences from STDs than do men because, generally, it is easier for an STD to be transferred from a man to a woman. Two-thirds of all STDs occur in people under the age of 25. This isn't necessarily because this age group is more vulnerable to STDs. Bacteria, Viruses and Bugs Over a lifetime, the body can host many different kinds of germs including those that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Bacterial STDs are transient which means they will respond to medication and can be kicked out of your system.