In the past decade, the number of sexual infections in Australia has skyrocketed, with doctors calling it a "mini-epidemic". Nearly every type of infection has increased in prevalence, with the most common, chlamydia, going up by 300 per cent in the past nine years. Last year alone, there were 51,00 new cases notified to health authorities. The people most affected by the dramatic rise are Generation Y, those in their late teens and 20s. Doctors estimate that one in ten people in this age group have a a sexual infection.
SMH 3 Jul 2008
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