In an era of ongoing disasters and emergencies, this is one problem that many of us probably hoped was mostly in our rearview mirror by this point, but apparently not. It turns out that we have recently seen a serious, significant comeback in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. But it’s not uniform in the demographics where it is showing up and it doesn’t apply to all STDs equally. The CDC is reporting sharp spikes in chlamydia and Hepatitis C, but the largest rise has been in syphilis. And the age group most likely to become infected is 55 years of age and older. There must be more to the explanation of this than meets the eye. (Fox News)
Sexually transmitted disease rates have risen sharply in a certain age group – and which group it is may surprise you.
The CDC’s latest statistics on STDs in the U.S. show that chlamydia, Hepatitis C, and syphilis were…
