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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new draft recommendation that urges the prescription of doxycycline, an antibiotic, in order to prevent bacterial STIs. The recommendation is currently for men who have sex with men and transgender women.
Check out additional historical events from 1948 and 1973 in O’Fallon.
From the Nov. 27, 1952 Telegram: "While hundreds of turkeys were prepared for the festivities in Superior homes, Ma and Pa Turkey owned by the Slettens were spared the ax. They are being kept to raise a family. Oren Sletten, co-owner of the miniature turkey farm, has made such pets of the birds he said that he wouldn’t kill them to eat if he never tasted turkey again."
A new study describes steps health care teams can take to identify and treat more sexually transmitted infections.
The tests identified 255 cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis, most of which (86 percent) would have otherwise gone undetected for lack of symptoms.