Sexually transmitted infections hit a record high 2.4 million cases in 2018, making it the fifth year in a row that cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have spiked, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Human papillomavirus virus, which 79 million Americans are infected with, remains the most common sexually transmitted disease. The rise in congenital syphilis is especially worrisome because it indicates a breakdown in the health care system, explained Holly Hagan, director of the NYU College of Global Public Health Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Infection.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for example, the once-daily pill that prevents HIV transmission, does not offer protection against the spread of other sexually transmitted diseases. In 2016, roughly 80,000 Americans filled prescriptions for the medication. The protocol for providers who have patients taking PrEP is to screen those individuals sexually transmitted disease much more frequently than they would otherwise, at least once every three months. There's a possibility that increased screening could be capturing more individuals with sexually transmitted diseases than screenings did when PrEP use was less prevalent.
What is wrong with these people who contract these diseases? Why don't they use one of the many contraception devices that are available? Is it pure laziness or just not caring about the other person?
People taking risks with their bodies. Lucky they didn't catch the a.i.d.s.
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