US gonorrhea rate at record low, other STDs rise
A new government report on sexually spread diseases shows gonorrhea in the United States has dipped to the lowest rate ever recorded.
But chlamydia (KLAH'–mid–ee–ah) and syphilis infections continued to increase last year. That's according to a report released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The agency says there are roughly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases annually.
But chlamydia (KLAH'–mid–ee–ah) and syphilis infections continued to increase last year. That's according to a report released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The agency says there are roughly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases annually.