There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing
Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data.
New CDC data shows cases of sexually transmitted infections, diseases starting to slow
the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in certain sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea, and syphilis, while infections of chlamydia were lower Now, new data from the CDC shows signs of infection ...
New Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection Emerges in MSM
A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in four adults in the United States, according to a paper published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ).
Epidemic of sexually transmitted disease has slowed in U.S. but not in Georgia
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels.
Sexually transmitted infections: What parents need to be sure their teens know
It’s never easy for parents to talk to their teens about having sex. Many parents feel that talking about it is the same as condoning it, so they are hesitant to do so. But according to the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS),
CDC reports small decline in sexually transmitted infections
The CDC attributes the small decrease in STIs to a number of factors. Among them is the introduction of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP), which involves taking the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours after unprotected sex.
Sexually transmitted infections down nationally, Montana shows increase
Recent data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals sexually transmitted infections around the country are showing a downturn.The 2
US Epidemic of Sexually Transmitted Infections Shows Signs of Slowing, CDC Says
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
Last year, cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10% from the year before — the first substantial decline in more than two decades. Gonorrhea cases dropped 7%, marking a second straight year of decline and bringing the number below what it was in 2019.
Sexually transmitted disease epidemic slows in US with fall in syphilis and gonorrhoea cases
"I’m encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way” about the nation’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, said the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
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Sexually transmitted infection rates slow, CDC reports
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI ... use of antibiotics to prevent certain bacterial STIs and ...
‘Been a long time since I felt that way’: Sexually transmitted infection numbers provide new hope
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday shows meaningful declines in STI rates between 2022 ...
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Is HIV a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)?
HIV is an infection that can be transmitted from one person to another through sexual activity, such as anal, oral, or ...
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Rare 'Jock Itch' Infection Linked to Sexual Activity Emerges in the US; Know All About It
This infection, caused by a strain of the fungus Trichophyton ... Although fungal infections are not typically classified as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), TMVII appears to be an ...
Cases of a rare fungal infection rise in the US, linked to sexual activity
The fungal infection spreads through sexual contact a and causes itchy, scaly lesions to appear on the trunk, groin, genitals ...