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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalifornia STDs Raging At All Time Highs For Third Year In A Row
California has seen a record rise in cases of sexually transmitted diseases and a spike in the number of stillbirths caused by syphilis. It marks the third year in a row that the state has seen a rise in the spread of STDs.
More than 300,000 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and early syphilis were counted in 2017, according to the latest report by the California Department of Public Health. Health officials said the upsurge constitutes a 45 percent increase compared to five years ago.
But what is "particularly concerning" to the department is that the number of stillbirths due to congenital syphilis increased to 30 the highest number reported since 1995. And the overall cases of California babies born with the disease passed through the placenta from their mothers has more than quadrupled since 2013 to 278 last year. It can cause severe neurological problems, deformities or blindness, among other serious ailments.
Chlamydia is by far the most widespread of the three diseases, especially among young women under 30. Men account for the majority of syphilis and gonorrhea cases. If left untreated, the health department noted, chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/15/611307046/california-stds-raging-at-all-time-highs-for-third-year-in-a-row
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California STDs Raging At All Time Highs For Third Year In A Row (Original Post)
SidDithers
May 2018
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Gothmog
(145,185 posts)1. Thanks for posting
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)2. OMG that is hysterical.
And if you want to REALLY burn, just dont TREAT your symptoms long enough and one day your entire WORLD will fall apart!
Gothmog
(145,185 posts)4. LOL
dalton99a
(81,485 posts)3. Kick