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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Perception. Same reason we moved from r**arded to mentally challenged. Public perception is everything, and definitions will change to change public sentiment.

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