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Toronto syphilis rates soar 800 percent
Big News Network ^ | February 16, 2004 | Staff

Posted on 02/16/2004 12:02:53 PM PST by Loyalist

The rate of syphilis infection has soared 800 percent in the past two years, prompting Toronto health officials to call for education and prevention funding.

Nearly 280 Torontonians tested positive for syphilis in 2003, up nearly 45 percent from 195 in 2002, the Toronto Sun said Monday, quoting a report to be presented next week to Toronto's health board. Those numbers are up from just 30 cases a year from 1997-2001.

Nearly three-quarters of the cases were among men who have gay, unprotected sex, the report said.

The city tried to fight the rise last spring with a month-long poster campaign. The 1970s-themed ads featured attractive men in disco gear with the slogan Look what's back.

Toronto's Hassle-Free Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic reported the campaign spurred more people to get tested -- nearly 3,400 people in 2003, compared to 250 the year before.

While alarming in the city, the figures are largely representative of a trend across North America and Europe, the newspaper said.

Untreated with antibiotics, syphilis can lead to blindness, insanity and death.


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: aids; blindness; canada; condoms; epidemic; gaygenda; grids; hedonists; hiv; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; insanity; libertines; prisoners; publichealth; sexuallytransmitted; syphilis; toronto; unprotectedsex; vd
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But, but, they said they're normal, happy, healthy folks, just like you and me!
1 posted on 02/16/2004 12:02:54 PM PST by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist
Sars made them drop their guard and stay indoors...
2 posted on 02/16/2004 12:04:36 PM PST by Bogey78O (Why are we even having this debate?)
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To: Loyalist
If they could only get married, these things wouldn't happen...
3 posted on 02/16/2004 12:07:49 PM PST by 2banana
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To: Loyalist
Dont do the crime if you cant do the time. In this case, if you play, expect to pay.
4 posted on 02/16/2004 12:08:21 PM PST by cynicom
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To: Loyalist
Looks like the hidden story here is that Toronto has the AIDS epidemic licked...so to speak.
5 posted on 02/16/2004 12:12:12 PM PST by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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"The city tried to fight the rise last spring with a month-long poster campaign."

OOOO...Posters. I guess those few folk missed the posters. Wonder how many millions they are going to want to combat this scourge among the 280 victims who can't keep their swizzles clean?
6 posted on 02/16/2004 12:12:25 PM PST by Adder
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Toronto's Hassle-Free Sexually Transmitted Disease clinic reported the campaign spurred more people to get tested -- nearly 3,400 people in 2003, compared to 250 the year before.

Well of course your infection rates are going to soar 800% when you have a 1360% percent increase in people getting tested.
7 posted on 02/16/2004 12:14:47 PM PST by Quick1
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"Nearly three-quarters of the cases were among men who have gay, unprotected sex, the report said."

This is the country that recognized gay marriages recently. Enough said!
8 posted on 02/16/2004 12:15:34 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: Loyalist
Where's Triumph the Comic Insult Dog when you need him??

Apparently, he was telling the truth the other night!

9 posted on 02/16/2004 12:18:04 PM PST by Bambino
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To: Loyalist
Uh oh... looks like somebody's moral superiority is slipping...
10 posted on 02/16/2004 12:20:43 PM PST by Kenton ("Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid" - Damon Runyon)
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To: little jeremiah; scripter
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11 posted on 02/16/2004 12:23:04 PM PST by EdReform (Support Free Republic - All donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support!)
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The rate of syphilis infection has soared 800 percent in the past two years, prompting Toronto health officials to call for education and prevention funding.

They'll be passing out condoms in the schools?

12 posted on 02/16/2004 12:23:15 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Loyalist
Oh? Was Bill Clinton visiting recently?
13 posted on 02/16/2004 12:24:42 PM PST by theDentist (Boston: So much Liberty, you can buy a Politician already owned by someone else.)
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To: Loyalist
Looks like condom week wasn't the success they wanted it to be.
14 posted on 02/16/2004 12:24:56 PM PST by cyborg
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To: Loyalist
Just like here, everyone else foots the bill for the carefree "open" lifestyle of others..
15 posted on 02/16/2004 12:25:42 PM PST by Havoc ("Alright; but, that only counts as one..")
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To: Loyalist
Sow immorality, reap disease and chaos. Who couldn't have predicted it? Hello iceburg tip.
16 posted on 02/16/2004 12:27:01 PM PST by King Black Robe (With freedom of religion and speech now abridged, it is time to go after the press.)
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To: Loyalist
Hey, just fairies spreading a little love!!
17 posted on 02/16/2004 12:27:46 PM PST by Tacis
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
I betcha I can save 'em some money. All I'd hafta do is stand outside with a bullhorn and yell "QUIT BUTTF******!"

Reasonable rates.

18 posted on 02/16/2004 12:27:46 PM PST by TheBigB (THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS!! 21-1 and headed toward the National Championship!!)
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To: Loyalist
Those things are not patches you dumbass Canuckleheads. You see, what you do is you open that package and inside you'll find this thing that.....ah, forget it.....
19 posted on 02/16/2004 12:34:52 PM PST by Texas Eagle
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Nearly three-quarters of the cases were among men who have gay, unprotected sex, the report said.

Perhaps encouraging the homosexual lifestyle and homosexual marriage isn't really a good idea.

20 posted on 02/16/2004 12:35:06 PM PST by scripter (Thousands have left the homosexual lifestyle)
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