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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There really isn’t a difference. I mean STIs don’t get to a disease state. Really it’s just to put the person at ease. An infection usually goes away, a disease sounds long term.

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