Tag: STDs

STD rates have risen. Again. According to preliminary data released from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the number of people contracting sexually transmitted diseases has increased for the fourth straight year. In 2017, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in America. This surpasses the 2016 figure by roughly

As if dating weren’t hard enough, singles in California have one more thing to worry about: the rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). According to the California Department of Health, more than 300,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis were reported in the state in 2017 alone. Overall, the transmission rate of these three STIs

STDs are on the rise with syphilis up 12% in a year as more youngsters shun tests in ‘major risk to public health’  Half a million fewer young people are tested for sexually transmitted infections The number of young people being tested for common STD chlamydia has fallen The number of people testing positive for syphilis has