What European country has the most STDs?

Iceland towers over most of its competition with 711 cases per 100,000 people, whereas several other countries, including Romania, Cyprus and Greece have under 3 cases per 100,000.

Which is the most common STD worldwide?

Trichomoniasis, an STI caused by a protozoan parasite, was the most common worldwide, with an estimated 156 million infections in 2016. Chlamydia was next most common, with 127.2 million cases, followed by gonorrhea (86.9 million) and syphilis (6.3 million).

What is the oldest STD?

A virus found in the genetic fragments of several remains in Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland and Russia were shown to have remnants of the STI hepatitis-B, proven to be 4,500 years old. These are officially the oldest virus fragments ever recorded where the results were published in the Journal of Nature.

Who had the first STD?

The first well-recorded European outbreak of what is now known as syphilis occurred in 1494 when it broke out among French troops besieging Naples in the Italian War of 1494–98. The disease may have originated from the Columbian Exchange.