eli5: Why did we go from calling sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

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eli5: Why did we go from calling sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

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Thanks for the intelligent reply…

To your point; If we dig deep enough into the chain-of-logic behind mundane decisions like this, we can usually find a grain of common sense.