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STIs affect the health of the body only and do not affect the mind beyond the emotional trauma they may cause.


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False. STIs can affect mental health both indirectly (stress, anxiety, depression, stigma, sexual dysfunction) and directly (some infections invade the nervous system — e.g., HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, neurosyphilis, congenital infections that impair neurodevelopment).