Syphilis cases on the rise in US men

Fox News ^ | 8 May 2014 | Rachael Rettner

[docbnj]

Although syphilis was nearly eliminated from the U.S. about a decade ago, the sexually transmitted disease has resurged in recent years, mainly due to a rise in cases among gay and bisexual men, according to a new report.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Well that explains why Obama has looked rather sickly lately..guess he has spent too much time with Reggie

[mosaicwolf]

"I personally think that men having sex with men is more accurate than homosexual because homosexual implies an identity whilst these men are not an identity with their sexual preference but merely people engaging in utterly disgusting and dangerous acts. I think it is more scientific to describe it the way I have than use the term homosexual. "

This is so confusing. Why not something simple that I heard while growing up 60+ years ago. Queer maybe? How about Fag?

Oh how complicated life has become with politically correct speech.

[lightman]

Nature has a way of punishing unnatural sex.

[ecomcon]

Although syphilis was nearly eliminated from the U.S. about a decade ago, the sexually transmitted disease has resurged in recent years, mainly due to a rise in cases among gay and bisexual men, according to a new report.

Homosexuality: The gift that keeps on giving.

[Dagnabitt]

"Everyone has Syphilus!

[mrsmel]

Between this and the return of diseases like leprosy due to the uncontrolled influx of illegal invaders, that pandemic that is supposed to be just a scare tactic seems more and more likely. As in the days before the Flood...

[FredZarguna]

Or in this case, Mars.

[JPG]

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: men having sex with men is more accurate ::

Nope, not even “accurate”. The act is rightly identified as “sodomy”.

Sex is the co-joining of compatible male and female genitallia with the intent to procreate.

[ecomcon]

“Comments are currently closed for this article”. Heh

[BitWielder1]

Huh? I read back in the beginning of the 80's how this new mysterious disease (later called AIDS) among gays were strongly correlated with other VD's (later renamed to STD's), including Syphilis.
How can 30 year old news be a new discovery again.

[KosmicKitty]

Grrrr - Another misleading title. Not all US men, just gay/bisexual US men!

What i figured (the gay/bi part) but the title is misleading!

[Vigilanteman]

Yup. But they were brave enough to include it in the body of the article, which is way more than anyone else in the enemedia would be willing to do.

Which surgeon general was it who famously said "the anus is not designed to be a sex organ."?

[Ken H]

In 2010, the rate of P&S [primary & secondary] syphilis among black men was 7.1 times the rate among white men; the rate among black women was 21 times the rate among white women.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/AfricanAmericans.html

[mrsmel]

That’s the term I use-sodomy, sodomite, etc. It’s the most completely expressive term of just what this is all about, IMO.

[southernindymom]

surely just a quenkie-dink

[dontreadthis]

the discovery of a bigoted infectious disease is nobel-worthy

[dontreadthis]

what’s a Gomorrahite?
nevermind, I think I know

[fwdude]

I also believe that our DNA integrity has been degrading at an exponential rate in the past 50 years. I, as a believer in the biblical creation account, think that entropy has most definitely applied since Adam, and the evils that have been compounding since at least the 50’s are accelerating the problem.

The feminization and softening of men is one of these most obvious manifestations. Homosexual, effeminate men seem to proliferate now like in no other modern period. And no, I’m not saying that this condition is genetic, but that the compromised genetic structures make humans more susceptible to outside influences that wouldn’t have influenced our forefathers. The higher voices, less masculine musculatures, and lack of physical fortitude seem on the upswing. I no longer see nearly as many men like my father or his contemporaries in stature and mannerism.

[haroldeveryman]

Too bad Al. Penicillin hasn’t been invented yet.