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CDC warns America is in midst of an ‘STI epidemic’ as new figures show a record 2.5MILLION people caught chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2021

Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are on the rise across the US and show ‘no signs of slowing,’ official data shows.

There were 2.53million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), up almost 6 percent from the figure in 2020 and a 7 percent increase on 2017.

While certain STIs were still not as high in 2021 and in pre-pandemic years, other, such as syphilis, are seeing the highest numbers in more than 70 years.

Officials have blamed limited access to healthcare during the pandemic and increasingly lax attitudes towards contraception.

‘The U.S. STI epidemic shows no signs of slowing,’ said Dr. Leandro Mena, director of the CDC’s division of STD prevention, in a statement.

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4 thoughts on “CDC warns America is in midst of an ‘STI epidemic’ as new figures show a record 2.5MILLION people caught chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2021”

  1. Walking across the border unrestricted-along with an assortment of other diseases, some long ago eradicated before America fell.

    1. the cause is people not following christian ways….having sex with anyone and everyone whenever they feel the urge….that is not safe or moral. If you can have one partner (of the opposite sex) that you love and can stay faithful to that one person and that one person stays faithful to you, only then you can then be as safe as humanly possible.

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