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#Chlamydia #Gonorrhea #Syphilis #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention #CDC #SexualHealth  MARYLAND — The number of cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis diagnosed in the United States in 2017 went up once again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week. According to preliminary data released by the CDC, nearly 2.3 million cases of the three sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed in 2017, an increase of more than 200,000 cases compared to 2016. The rise represents the "fourth consecutive year of sharp increases," the CDC says. Maryland ranks No. 17 nationally for chlamydia cases, No. 16 for gonorrhea cases and No. 13 for syphilis cases. Between 2013 and 2017, the CDC says gonorrhea diagnoses increased 67 percent overall and diagnoses of primary and secondary syphilis, the most infectious stages of the disease, increased 76 percent. Almost 70 percent of primary and secondary syphilis cases were among gay, bisexual and other men who...

#STD #CDC #Prevention #SexualHealth The rates of three  sexually transmitted diseases  (STDs) — gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis — have skyrocketed in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Jose Bazan , an associate professor of clinical internal medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, tells Yahoo Lifestyle that the spike in STD rates is “alarming.” The new  Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report , which looked at data from 2017-2018, reveals concerning increases in the three most commonly reported STDs in the U.S., marking a dramatic turn. “Yet not that long ago, gonorrhea rates were at historic lows, syphilis was close to elimination, and we were able to point to advances in STD prevention, such as better chlamydia diagnostic tests and more screening, contributing to increases in detection and treatment of chlamydial infections,”...