Syphilis, Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise

sun-sentinel.com ^ | November 8, 2005 | Thomas H. Maugh II

[mlc9852]

Gay males undertaking risky sexual activity are fueling two disturbing trends in sexually transmitted diseases: a sharp increase in the incidence of syphilis and a smaller but concerning rise in the transmission of gonorrhea resistant to commonly used antibiotics, federal researchers said today.

Those increases come at a time when STD rates among historically important risk groups, especially women and minorities, have declined, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[mlc9852]

You reap what you sow.

[scory]

What is the average life expectancy of a homosexual male these days? 45? 42?

[Fitzcarraldo]

God has cursed us by not making these diseases instantly fatal.

[mlc9852]

Too long.

[glaseatr]

What is the average life expectancy of a homosexual male these days? 45? 42?

Too Long!

[Tax-chick]

... historically important risk groups, especially women and minorities ...

HUH?

[Tax-chick]

IIRC, holding fairly steady in the late 40's for non-AIDS deaths, with aggregate lifeexpectancy in the early 40's with AIDS deaths included.

[clee1]

So.... butt-banditry is unhealthy????

File this one under "duh".

[nmh]

"You reap what you sow."

Yup ... can't legislate that away. All you can try to do is legislate immorality - and we are not succeeding. We just throw more money at it.

[quark]

"LIVE LONG, AND GET THE CLAP!"

[mlc9852]

But let's just keep telling school children how wonderful the "gay" lifestyle is.

[clee1]

That is one of the many reasons why mine will be homeschooled.

[mlc9852]

Good idea.

[daku]

I find it increasingly difficult to smoke cigarettes in public places due to the publics aversion to inherent heath risks found in second-hand smoke

Yet once a year the city of Chicago (home) will shut down
major downtown streets and patrol them with city employees
in order to celebrate an increasingly deadlier health risk life style

[Old Professer]

It's going to take more than this to get me out of my funk.

[DumpsterDiver]

.. historically important risk groups, especially women and minorities ...

HUH?

I had the same reaction as you. I'm not familiar with the history of the "historically important risk groups".

[mlc9852]

Just read about Paris - that will cheer you right up!

[Disambiguator]

historically important risk groups, especially women and minorities,

PC claptrap.

It's like the old joke about the newspaper reports that the world is going to end.

The NY Times headline has the sub heading, "minorities and women hardest hit".