Posted on 10/09/2019 6:18:33 AM PDT by karpov
The number of combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States rose to a record high last year, including an alarming jump in the rate of newborn deaths caused by congenital syphilis, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
More than 2.4 million syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia infections were reported in the United States in 2018, an increase of more than 100,000 cases from the previous year, the center said in its annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report.
It attributed the increase to several factors, including a decline in condom use among young people and men who have sex with men; increased screening among some groups; and cuts to sexual health programs at the state and local level, which led to clinic closures and fewer opportunities for counseling or testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
There were more than 115,000 syphilis cases reported to the center in 2018, a 71 percent increase since 2014. That included a 22 percent increase from 2017 in the number of newborn deaths related to congenital syphilis, which is passed from mother to child during pregnancy, the center said on Tuesday.
It said the increase in newborn deaths was a consequence of rising syphilis rates among women of reproductive age, whom it encouraged to practice safer sex and to get tested for S.T.D.s by their health care providers.
“There are tools available to prevent every case of congenital syphilis,” Gail Bolan, director of the C.D.C.’s Division of S.T.D. Prevention, said in a statement.
“Testing is simple and can help women to protect their babies from syphilis — a preventable disease that can have irreversible consequences.”
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If for instance, a person had syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia at once, would this count as one case or three?
Asking for a friend.
Make that AIDS Epidemic.
Had an argument with a Liberal Woman who lost some Gay Friends to AIDS.
She was adamant blaming POTUS Reagan and would have no part in any other reasoning such as Gay Promiscuity and the fact that the Gay Community fought tooth and nail to make sure AIDS was not considered a Gay disease, which in fact it was.
I remember years ago that ANY Sexual Disease was reported to the Public Health Authorities who tracked down possible Partners who might be infected. When AIDS appeared on the scene, Liberals framed it as a dangerous way to expose Gays rather than deal with a deadly Public Health issue.
So, am I to assume that we will see insurance rates for Life and Health insurance raised for homos? They always ask if you’re a tobacco user, etc. Personally I don’t like paying for AIDS treatments, etc for homosexuals via my insurance, abortions for women, I guess I’m a dick that way.
San Francisco failed to shut down the gay bath houses at a time when that might have had a noticeable effect on AIDS transmission. But it was Reagan’s fault.
I read the headline, and told my wife it has to be associated with liberalism, and then read the article, and found I’m quite right on this one.
Liberals made it out to be all A-OK to play with each other’s sexual parts under the guise of choice of who to love, which led to the obvious, and expected promiscuity, and the spread of horrible diseases, death, heartbreak, and more of the same old “everybody does it” crap.
Liberals belong in a zoo.
“Hookup” culture has destroyed women and it is equally prevalent in men gay and straight.
Looks like the snowflakes BoyGirLGBTQXYZ are trying everything out with anybody trying to figure out what the hell they are besides spoiled, entitled and ignorant little #@its:-)
Looks like they are just shilling for PP:-)
Yeah I get a kick out of when Maury has some tramp up there for the 6 Time for a DNA test trying to home in on the father:-)
Guess they know they are only here on God’s green earth for 1 generation:-)
Brooke Neville to Matt Lauer, “oooohh this hurts is this normal?
Yes this was her actual comment.
Have you seen the commercials for the HPV vaccine? That is being recommended for 12-year-olds. There are two commercials, one with a man in his early twenties, the other with a woman. They both have cancer from HPV exposure and the ad shows them going back in time through their teens until they are about twelve years old. Both ask, “Mom, Dad, did you you know about this vaccine?” Now, things being the way they are, and considering HPV is often asymptotic, I guess it’s a good thing the vaccine exists. But the commercials assume kids are going to be promiscuous. I would think abother question parents might be asked is are they raising their children to have the moral foundation , self-respect, and good judgment that would lead them away from the promiscuity and other behaviors that would put themselves at risk?
Chlamydia
1.8 million cases;
19% increase since 2014
Gonorrhea
583,405 cases;
63% increase since 2014
Primary and Secondary Syphilis
35,063 cases;
71% increase since 2014
Congenital Syphilis
1,306 cases;
185% increase since 2014
Does illegal immigration play a role?
Syphlis rate is an indicator that the society has declined.
One thing that isn’t noted specifically in this is the types of gonorrhea. My understanding is that gonorrhea of the throat has taken off like a bat out of hell. It also obviously can’t differentiate the antibiotic-resistant strains of Gonorrhea that are now a major factor.
Logic also would state that other STDs must be experiencing similar rates of increase. There’s a lot of nasty stuff out there.
See the chart in #9; I doubt it’s significant.
Haven’t seen...and yes...the point is missed
Yes, STDs are spreading among homosexuals. Why don’t they put that in the title?
Excuse me if I’ve written this before, but I read people with HIV age 15 years from it. I presume this means they die 15 years early.
What title? The graph? They did. MSM is standard lingo in the medical field.
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