A federal report shows that new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose for the second year in a row.
By Jia-Rui Chong
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 14, 2007
The number of newly diagnosed cases of the three most common sexually transmitted diseases rose for the second year in a row in the U.S., driven in part by an increase in risky sexual behavior, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
"Increases in all three of these STDs. . . underscore the need for vigilance," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr., director of the CDC's division of STD prevention, which produced the report.
New cases of chlamydia, the most commonly reported infectious disease in 2006, were diagnosed at nearly three times the rate of gonorrhea, the second most commonly reported infectious disease, Douglas said.
"We believe since it's underreported, it probably represents a much bigger iceberg," he said.
Douglas said he was also worried about syphilis because "it was really primed for being eliminated, and we've seen reversals in what ought to be a preventable problem."
Officials are still analyzing why the STD rates are going up, but they believe the rise is related to insufficient public health funds, increased testing and a resurgence of risky sexual behavior in some groups.
Of particular concern is a rising number of syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men, Douglas said. A large proportion of these men were HIV positive and became more sexually active when better AIDS drugs improved their health, he said.
Earlier this year, CDC officials said methamphetamine use, which often leads to riskier sexual behavior, had probably added to gonorrhea cases in the Western United States.
Dr. Gil Chavez, deputy director of the Center for Infectious Disease at the California Department of Public Health, said he believed that the drug may be driving up rates of other sexually transmitted diseases as well.
The CDC estimates that about 19 million Americans a year are infected with an STD.
Condom use decreases the risk for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, which are bacterial infections that can be treated with antibiotics.
According to the report, cases of chlamydia continued their steady long-term rise, increasing to about 348 cases per 100,000 people in 2006.
Gonorrhea infections rose 5.5% in 2006 to nearly 121 new cases per 100,000 people. The number of new cases had been declining for about two decades when they began leveling off in the late 1990s. Gonorrhea cases started to rise again in 2005.
Syphilis cases increased about 12% from 2005 to 2006, to about 13 new cases per 100,000 people.
CDC officials have been particularly interested in cases of primary and secondary syphilis, the earliest and most infectious stage of the disease.
The rates of early syphilis had been going down since 1991, but began increasing in 2001. In five years, the rate jumped from 2.1 new cases to 3.3 cases per 100,000 people.
Gay and bisexual men made up 64% of new cases of primary and secondary syphilis in 2006.
redrum7
Sure can. After all that jass of "trying to intoxicate me with the exuberance of your own verbosity",it's simple.
Stay on your feet,and keep your legs closed !!!
Linni
STDs are increasing, but the ones that are reported are only a fraction of the total numbers. This rise is due to more people having more sex with more partners, and not being safe or smart about it.
keri r
chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are the most sexually transmitted diseases. the number of people with these diseases has increased because of risky sexual behavior (not useing protection). Chlamydia is the most common and was diagnosed at three times the rate of gonorrhea, which is the second most common infectious disease.
because gonorrhea was not reported alot, they think it is just the beginning of a huge problem.
they are also worried about syphilis, because they thought that it was being eliminated, and effecting less and less people. but now they are seeing more cases than they should if it was really going away.
They believe that the cause of the increase of STD's is related to bad health funds, and risky sexual behavior in some groups of people.
there is an increasing number of syphilis cases in gay and bisexual men. these men had AIDS, but increased their sex life when they recieved drugs for treatment of AIDS, which helped them get better.
also useing methamphetamine, which causes people to become more sexually active, helped cause the increase of gonorrhea. the drug may also be the reason for the increase of other STD's.
19 million americans are infected with an STD a year.
chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis can be treated with antibiotics, however condoms reduce the risk of getting these diseases.
chlamydia is continueing to rise and affect more and more peopel each year.
less and less people started to get gonorrhea in the 1990's. but not the number of people getting gonorrhea is begining to rise again, but not as fast as chlamydia.
syphilis cases are increasing too.
the people at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are currently interested in studying the earliest stages of syphilis, which are also the most infectious (harmful)
stages of the disease.
Gay and bisexual men make up the majority of people who get the first two stages of syphilis.
hope this put it into terms you can understand =)
mum2mh
Sure :-)
Attach one piece of velcro to one knee and the other piece to the other knee - and keep them firmly together. Or if you are otherwise inclined do the same to your buttocks...
And when you hear that unmistakeable sound of velcro opening...
THINK about the diseases you may be about to catch!
This is a good way to prevent unwanted pregnancies too!
HTH,
mum2MH
evil Grumps!!!
lmao at mum2. that is funniest answer I have read in a long time.
lol,lol,lol!!!! I hope you're happy, now I'm gonna laugh everytime I hear that unmistakable sound of velcro opening. :)
Orignal From: can you guys plz help me summarize this article in words i understand?
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