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17-06-2024, 10:06 AM
01 June 2024
By CARLY CASSELLA
The US is dealing with an "out-of-control" epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, according to the National Coalition of STD Directors.
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"Yet again," the CDC website said, "more than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States."
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syphilis cases of all stages have increased by 80 percent in the past five years.
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In just a single year, congenital syphilis cases have increased by 31 percent in the US.
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Their voices are already being joined by numerous health associations, including the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the American Sexual Health Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSDDC).
"The CDC's latest STI data shows that our nation is facing a rapidly deteriorating public health crisis with real lives at stake," a statement from the NCSDDC warned.
"STIs – especially syphilis – will continue to spiral out of control until the administration and Congress provide communities with the funding they need to provide the most basic screening, treatment, and prevention services."
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-is-f...perts-warn
By CARLY CASSELLA
The US is dealing with an "out-of-control" epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, according to the National Coalition of STD Directors.
......
"Yet again," the CDC website said, "more than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States."
......
syphilis cases of all stages have increased by 80 percent in the past five years.
......
In just a single year, congenital syphilis cases have increased by 31 percent in the US.
......
Their voices are already being joined by numerous health associations, including the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the American Sexual Health Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSDDC).
"The CDC's latest STI data shows that our nation is facing a rapidly deteriorating public health crisis with real lives at stake," a statement from the NCSDDC warned.
"STIs – especially syphilis – will continue to spiral out of control until the administration and Congress provide communities with the funding they need to provide the most basic screening, treatment, and prevention services."
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-us-is-f...perts-warn
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