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All RTI are STDs but not all STDs are RTIs . Justify with example.

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Reproductive tract infection includes infection that affect reproductive tract of humans. STDs are the diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact but may effect both reproductive tract as well as other organs of body. Also,all reproductive tract infections are spread by sexual contacts. Thus all RTIs are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). But Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) like HIV or Hepatitis B or C are not RTIs as they do not affect reproductive tract.

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