通过性接触途径而传播的传染病其病种已逾20个。其中除了“经典性病”如梅毒、淋病和软下疳等,还有一些众所周知的常见病多发病也可通过性途径传播,但是由于种种原因人们一直没有将其视为性传播疾病。在这方面最为典型的例子当属病毒性肝炎了。现据有关资料报道,全世界已有约2亿人感染了乙型、丙型肝炎病毒,而且近年来病毒性肝炎发病率还呈明显上升趋势。据俄罗斯有关资料,仅1992年～1996年俄罗斯的病毒性肝炎发病率就从18.1/10万 There are more than 20 infectious diseases transmitted through sexual contact. In addition to “classic diseases” such as syphilis, gonorrhea and dizziness, there are a number of well-known common and frequently-occurring disease can also be sexually transmitted, but for various reasons, people have not been regarded as sexually transmitted diseases. The most typical example in this regard is viral hepatitis. According to relevant information, about 200 million people worldwide have been infected with hepatitis B and C, and the incidence of viral hepatitis has also been on the rise in recent years. According to the relevant information in Russia, only the incidence of viral hepatitis in Russia from 1992 to 1996 was 18.1 / 100,000