Over the past five years, the number of people afflicted with STD's in Armenia ha grown to around 10,000. Even as the reporting was taking place, more people were diagnosed with an STD. Venereologist Gurgen Pursughyan says that people in his profession are trying to "prevent the spread of genital infections.", and are also "engaged in disease prevention". Over the past few years, the number of teenagers seeking medical attention for STD's has grown. However, a good aspect of this is the attitude of most Armenians towards people with STD's. Pursughyan says "Today the attitude to venereal diseases has changed. If earlier infected people were locked and isolated, today everyone is free to choose his doctor and receive treatment."
Source: http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2010/10/13/venereologists
I think that despite the rising number of people affected, it is good that people with STD's can receive treatment without being treated like lepers.
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