Rise in STDs prompts concern from health experts
Rising cases of multiple sexually transmitted diseases are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts.
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Rising cases of multiple sexually transmitted diseases are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts.
Health officials are calling for new prevention and treatment efforts amid an "out of control" rise in the number of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the United States. The situation comes as monkeypox cases were found to be prominent among men who have sex with other men.
Recently released statistics show that that last year, the rate of infectious syphilis cases reached its highest since 1991.
Testing and prevention efforts have been hobbled by years of inadequate funding, and spread may have gotten worse during the pandemic.
David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, called the situation "out of control."