“There were 2.3 million new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis diagnosed in the US last year, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It marks a new record high for the country, and the fourth year in a row of ‘steep, sustained increases’ in these three infections, according to a CDC press release. The data was presented at the National STD Prevention Conference in Washington on Tuesday, CNN reported. Between 2013 and 2017, gonorrhea cases increased by 67% overall and nearly doubled in men, syphilis cases increased by 76%, and chlamydia remained the most common condition reported to the CDC. ‘We are sliding backward,’ Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, said in the press release. ‘It is evident the systems that identify, treat, and ultimately prevent STDs are strained to near-breaking point.’ The CDC’s press release also notes the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea--sometimes called ‘super gonorrhea.’ The bugs that cause gonorrhea have become resistant to ‘nearly every class of antibiotics’ once used to treat them, the release said.” “Rates of 3 STDs have reached a record high in the US,” Business Insider, Aug. 28, 2018 Comments are closed.
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