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From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: The 10 States With the Highest STD Rates
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Read like a list of who's who in the MAGAverse.. These Are the 10 States With the Highest STD Rates Mississippi is the state with the highest STD rate in the U.S. 1. Mississippi 2. Louisiana 3. South Dakota 4. Alaska 5. Georgia 6. South Carolina 7. Alabama 8. North Carolina 9. Arkansas 10. Arizona The U.S. again saw more than 2.5 million cases of key sexually transmitted infections in 2022, fueled by a continual and alarming increase in syphilis cases, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The combined rate of infections from chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2022 was 751.6 cases per 100,000 people, marking a 1.5% decrease from 2021, according to a U.S. News analysis of the data. Yet the rate of total syphilis cases across U.S. states and the District of Columbia – including all stages of the infection and congenital syphilis – rose by 17%, CDC figures show, with the total number of cases increasing 80% compared with 2018. Between 2021 and 2022, the rate of chlamydia cases held largely steady, and the rate of gonorrhea infections fell 9.2%. A drop in total gonorrhea cases was the first in at least a decade, according to a statement from Dr. Laura Bachmann, acting director of the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention. But Bachmann said officials would examine whether it marked “a true decline in infections” or was tied to changes in diagnoses and reporting. The continued growth in syphilis cases is of particular concern, especially in light of potential funding cuts that could hamper efforts to curb sexually transmitted diseases: The country’s 207,255 cases marked its highest total since 1950, according to the CDC, while the rate of primary and secondary syphilis cases – when the disease is particularly contagious – rose by 9% from 2021 to 2022. Meanwhile, cases of congenital syphilis – which occurs when a mother passes a syphilis infection to her baby while pregnant and can result in the infant’s death – surged by more than 30% year over year to 3,755, and the rate of 102.5 cases per 100,000 live births is the highest reported since 1991. There were 282 stillbirths and infant deaths related to congenital syphilis in 2022, and five states – Texas, California, Arizona, Florida and Louisiana – accounted for nearly 60% of congenital syphilis cases that year. “The U.S. syphilis epidemic worsened yet another year, and swift action is urgently needed to slow the curve,” Bachmann said. By race and ethnicity, CDC data shows the rate of chlamydia infections in 2022 was highest among Black individuals at 1,113.3 cases per 100,000, while Asians had the lowest rate at 100.6 per 100,000. Black individuals also had the highest rate of reported gonorrhea cases in 2022 at 585.9 infections per 100,000 people, while Asians had the lowest rate at 39.8 per 100,000. American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest rate of primary and secondary syphilis cases in 2022, at 67 per 100,000. The rate of congenital syphilis also was highest in connection with American Indian and Alaska Native mothers in 2022, at 644.7 cases per 100,000 live births. Notably, public health efforts to mitigate sexually transmitted infections were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the CDC urges caution when interpreting trends from that time period, as factors such as “changes in access to sexual health care, as well as disruptions in public health services”, can impact the number of cases reported. For example, the CDC says reduced screening and a focus on other infections may have impacted how many chlamydia cases were reported. These are the states with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases per 100,000 population in 2022, according to available figures from the CDC and based on cumulative cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. Follow the link above for a detailed explanation of each state's conditions.. |
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From: shatterbrain, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: The 10 States With the Highest STD Rates
| The CDC dropped the ball on SYPH big time. It was the greatest wreckless medical misdiagnosis of all time. Back in the 70s when STDs of all kinds were going through the roof, a few frontline doctors were desperately urging for greater attention and actions against the unusual mutations of one of the worlds most destructive pathogens. A disease that is as old the hills, was suddenly was given a new name....with catastrophic consequences. |
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