Most common 3 STDs on the rise, according to CDC report - Medical News Today
Most common 3 STDs on the rise, according to CDC report - Medical News Today Most common 3 STDs on the rise, according to CDC report - Medical News Today Posted: 11 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT According to a report published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis is rising. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report, containing data from 2018. In it, they outline some worrying trends in the numbers of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). According to the report, the combined number of syphilis , gonorrhea , and chlamydia cases reached an all time high in 2018. In a companion press release , Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, writes that this is the "fifth consecutive year of increases" for the three S...