Cases of syphilis in Britain are at their highest since WWII with one patient diagnosed with an STI every 70 seconds - and London is the WORST, report reveals

UK Daily Mail ^ | February 5, 2020 | Harry Howard

[C19fan]

Cases of syphilis in Britain are at their highest since the Second World War, a report has revealed.

Figures show there were more than 7,000 cases of syphilis in 2018, the worst figure since 1945 when almost 20,000 people were diagnosed.

Overall, there were nearly half a million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2018, a rise of five per cent from the previous year.

That means one person is being diagnosed with an STI every 70 seconds.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Cases of syphilis in Britain are at their highest since WWII

When all of the Yanks were:

- Overpaid
- Oversexed
- And Over HERE!

[M1903A1]

If the “80/20” theory (that the top 20% of men are getting 80% of the action) that’s been touted in recent years is true, and depending on which communities are reflecting this rise...it wouldn’t take too many infected “20s” to spread the disease rapidly through the population.

[NorseViking]

Limeyland spreads the disease through a minority sexually active aspiring rappers and a wide network of ugly mud sharks. The latter prey on the rest of population on Friday nights when the majority population are drank and vulnerable.

[Gay State Conservative]

Londonstan? Yikes! I always thought that under the Religion of Pieces if you contract an STD that was grounds for beheading.

[trisham]

Syphilis

Specialty Infectious disease
Symptoms Firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulcer[1]
Causes Treponema pallidum usually spread by sex[1]
Diagnostic method Blood tests, dark field microscopy of infected fluid[1][2]
Differential diagnosis Many other diseases[1]
Prevention Condoms, not having sex[1]
Treatment Antibiotics[3]
Frequency 45.4 million / 0.6% (2015)[4]
Deaths 107,000 (2015)[5]
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum.[3] The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary).[1] The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration usually between 1 cm and 2 cm in diameter) though there may be multiple sores.[1] In secondary syphilis, a diffuse rash occurs, which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.[1] There may also be sores in the mouth or vagina.[1] In latent syphilis, which can last for years, there are few or no symptoms.[1] In tertiary syphilis, there are gummas (soft, non-cancerous growths), neurological problems, or heart symptoms.[2] Syphilis has been known as “the great imitator” as it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases.[1][2]

Syphilis is most commonly spread through sexual activity.[1] It may also be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis.[1][6] Other diseases caused by the Treponema bacteria include yaws (subspecies pertenue), pinta (subspecies carateum), and nonvenereal endemic syphilis (subspecies endemicum).[2] These three diseases are not typically sexually transmitted.[7] Diagnosis is usually made by using blood tests; the bacteria can also be detected using dark field microscopy.[1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) recommend all pregnant women be tested.[1]

The risk of sexual transmission of syphilis can be reduced by using a latex or polyurethane condom.[1] Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis

[daniel1212]

That means one person is being diagnosed with an STI every 70 seconds.

A basically meaningless figure, and which is the trend today, for it is the percent of infected persons that is telling but neither the DCDC or this article is telling. The closest we have is,

Gonorrhoea risen by 249 per cent and syphilis 165 per cent since 2009... The report from the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and the British Association for Sexual Health (BASHH), showed that cases of syphilis have jumped by 165 per cent since 2009.

People aged 15-24 represented nearly half (48 per cent) of all new STI diagnoses in 2018.

Seventy-five per cent of all syphilis cases and nearly half (47 per cent) of gonorrhoea diagnoses were seen in men who have sex with other men (MSM).

When you post and are limited to a certain number of words (I did not know the Mail was), then it is best to select the more informative parts.

[deadrock]

More importantly, have the goats been tested?

[NetAddicted]

I have problems bringing up UK dailymail aticles. Does the article identify homosexuals as suffering the most syphilis?