~ America faces uncontrollable STD epidemic: New cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States reached an all-time high in 2016. According to UPI, 1.6 million cases of chlamydia, 470,000 cases of gonorrhea and 28,000 of syphilis were reported that year. – USA Today – VIDEO
~ CDC report: Spread of STDs reaching epidemic levels – YouTube
~ CDC: US sexually transmitted disease epidemic worsening – YouTube
~ Sexually transmitted infection epidemic ravaging the US – YouTube
- ~ America’s STD Epidemic: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea & Syphilis Cases on the Rise – Live Science
- ~ America’s STD Epidemic Should Be Much Bigger News – The Federalist
- ~ CDC raises alarm about -growing STD epidemic- as cases hit record high – KTVQ 2 Billings
- ~ CDC: US sexually transmitted disease epidemic worsening – News Channel 5 Nashville
- ~ Hidden epidemic: 110 million STD infections in US – Fox News
- ~ Hidden STD Epidemic: 110 Million Infections in the US – Maps Show Infection Rates in 50 States – Live Science
- ~ ‘Ongoing, severe epidemic’ of STDs in US, report finds – NBC News
- ~ ‘Severe epidemic’ of sexually transmitted diseases sweeping the US, warn health experts in Valentine’s Day announcement – The Independent
- ~ STD epidemic in US carries staggering human, economic costs – Healio
- ~ There’s a ‘hidden epidemic’ of diseases like chlamydia and syphilis, and dating apps may only be part of the problem – Insider
- ~ There’s an ‘STD epidemic’ in the U.S. — and it’s getting worse, with record 1.4 million chlamydia cases in 2014 – National Post
- ~ US sexually transmitted disease epidemic worsening, CDC says – Fox News
- ~ US sexually transmitted disease epidemic worsening: CDC (2015) – Globalnews.ca
- ~ We’re in the Middle of an STD Epidemic That Could Get Much Worse – NewNowNext
- ~ Why the STD Epidemic in America Is About to Get A Lot Worse – Daily Beast
1 in 5 People in the U.S. have an STD
- ~ 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC – US News
- ~ 1 in 5 Americans have sexually transmitted diseases – FOX 5 New York
- ~ 1 in 5 Americans suffer from sexually transmitted infections, about half the cases among 15 to 24-year-olds: CDC – MEAWW
- ~ 1 in 5 people in US have a sexually transmitted infection, CDC says – ABC13 Houston
- ~ CDC: 1 in 5 Americans had a sexually transmitted infection on “any given day” in 2018 – ABC 8 News
- ~ CDC: 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD – Newsmax.com
- ~ CDC: 1 in 5 Americans have a sexually transmitted infection – The Denver Channel
- ~ CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection – WBTV 3
- ~ CDC: One in five people in U.S. has a sexually transmitted infection – UPI.com
- ~ CDC: One in 5 have sexually transmitted infection – Washington Examiner
1 in 4 Teen Girls in the U.S. has an STD
- ~ 1 in 4 teen girls has sexually transmitted disease – NBC News
- ~ 1 in 4 Teen Girls Have STI – CBS News
- ~ 1 in 4 Teen Girls Infected With an STD – WebMD
- ~ 1 in 4 U.S. teen girls infected with STD – Baltimore Sun
- ~ CDC: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD – nwitimes.com
- ~ CDC: At Least 1 in 4 Teenage Girls Has Sexually Transmitted Disease – Fox News
- ~ Nearly 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has STD, CDC Says – ABC News
- ~ One in 4 Teen Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Disease – ABC News
- ~ One in four girls: Shocking study on sexually transmitted infections in young females must be a wake-up call for teen health – Chron
- ~ One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs – ABC News
- ~ One in four U.S. teenage girls have STD’s, study finds – The New York Times
- ~ Study: 1 In 4 U.S. Teen Girls Has STD – CBS News
- ~ Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD: CDC says rate higher in blacks – The Boston Globe
- ~ Study: 1 in 4 teenage girls in U.S. has a sex disease – Chron
- ~ Study finds ‘shocking’ rate of US teen girls with STDs – New York Daily News
20 Million New Infections Each Year
~ CDC reports 20 million new STD cases per year – YouTube
- ~ CDC: 20 million new sexually transmitted infections yearly – fox43.com
- ~ CDC: 20 million new sexually transmitted infections yearly – The Chart – CNN.com Blogs
- ~ CDC: 20 million new sexually transmitted infections yearly – Houston Style Magazine – Urban Weekly Newspaper Publication Webs
- ~ CDC Study: 20 Million New Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Per Year; polyDNA Recommends Gene-Eden-VIR Against Latent Viral STDs – CISION PR Web
- ~ Sexually transmitted infection epidemic sees 20 million new infections, costs $16 bil. annually: CDC – New York Daily News
- ~ STI Epidemic: Nearly 20 MIllion Sexually Transmitted Infections In The U.S. Each Year, Researchers Find – HuffPost
- ~ The shocking number of new STD cases each year – Fox News
2009
~ Staggering statistics: The story behind STDs – YouTube
~ STDs still on the rise, report say – CNN.com
2010
2014
~ Sexually transmitted diseases are skyrocketing – YouTube
~ STDs on Rise in Minnesota – YouTube
2015
~ CDC reports 20 million new STD cases per year – YouTube
- ~ ‘Alarming’ explosion of STD rates in America: CDC – LifeSite
- ~ CDC- ‘Alarming’ increase in STDs – USA Today
- ~ CDC Sees ‘Alarming’ Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases – NBC News
- ~ CDC- Sexually transmitted disease epidemic is getting worse in U.S – WTAE 4 Pittsburgh
- ~ Sexually transmitted disease rates getting worse – CBS News
- ~ STD Cases in the U.S. Increased in 2014: CDC – NBC Bay Area
2016
~ STD rates at all-time high in US – YouTube
- ~ Last year, STD cases hit an all-time high in the US – Ars Technica
- ~ Rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach ‘Unprecedented’ Levels in the US – Gizmodo
- ~ Record rates of sexually transmitted diseases hit US – CDC — RT USA News
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Hit New High in U.S – NBC News
- ~ STD Infections Rise To New Highs After States Close Health Clinics – NPR
2017
~ CDC: STD cases at record high nationwide – YouTube
~ New STD Cases Hit Record High In US, CDC Says – YouTube
~ STD cases hit record high in US – YouTube
~ STD’s at an All Time High? – YouTube
- ~ CDC: New STD Cases Hit Record High in the U.S. – US News
- ~ New cases hit record high in US, CDC says – CNN
- ~ New STD Cases Hit Record High In US, CDC Says – CBS Philly
- ~ Sexually transmitted diseases hit record U.S. high, officials say – USA Today
- ~ STD cases hit record high in the U.S. – CBS News
- ~ STDs: CDC Says More People in U.S. Are Getting Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis Than Ever Before – Newsweek
- ~ STDs hit all-time high for third year in US – New York Post
- ~ STDs hit record high in US, 2M cases reported in 2016 – Fox News
- ~ STDs Reach a Record High in the U.S. CDC Says – Time
- ~ STDs at record high, indicating urgent need for prevention – CDC Online Newsroom – CDC
- ~ STDs Reach Record Highs, Threatening the Health of Millions of Americans – NCSD
2018
~ SNN: CDC reports rapid spike in sexually transmitted diseases – YouTube
~ STD’s are on the rise in the US – YouTube
- ~ STD rates are skyrocketing in USA (2018) – News-Medical.net
- ~ STD Rates Keep Rising As US ‘Slides Backward,’ CDC Says – Live Science
- ~ Why Are STDs on the Rise If Americans Are Having Less Sex? The CDC found that reported cases of three STDs hit an all-time high in 2017, suggesting that while sexual activity is decreasing in the U.S., it’s getting riskier – The Atlantic
~ Cases Of STDs At Record High In US, CDC says – YouTube
~ CDC: Rates Of Three STDs In US Reach Record High – YouTube
~ Healthcast: Rates of sexually transmitted disease reach record highs – YouTube
~ New CDC study reveals alarming STD trends – YouTube
~ STD cases on the rise – YouTube
- ~ Americans Are Getting STDs at Record Rates – Time
- ~ CDC- Rates Of Three STDs In US Reach Record High – CBS Baltimore
- ~ CDC: Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, gonorrhea may become antibiotic-resistant – WTTV CBS4Indy
- ~ Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines – NPR
- ~ Rates of three STDs in US reach record high, CDC says – CNN
- ~ Rates Of 3 STDs Reach Record High, CDC Says – CBS Miami
- ~ Sexually-Transmitted Infections Reach Peak Levels; Poor Most At Risk – NPR
- ~ ‘Skyrocketing’ US STDs- Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea & syphilis reach record levels — RT USA News
- ~ STD Cases At Record High In US, CDC says – CBS Philly
- ~ STD cases hit an all-time high in the US – New York Post
- ~ STDs continue rapid rise in U.S., setting new record, CDC says – NBC News
- ~ STDs hit all-time highs in US for fourth straight year, CDC reports – Fox News
- ~ STDs hit record high in US as resistant gonorrhea emerges – The Columbus Dispatch
- ~ STDs on the rise: CDC says gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia hit record levels in U.S. – CBS News
- ~ The U.S. Hits Record STD Numbers—And Prevention Budgets Continue to Fall. Funding cuts are one hurdle to stopping the spread of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia. – The Atlantic
- ~ ‘We are sliding backward’- Rates of three STDs in US reach record high – WREG 3 Memphis
- ~ New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years – Press Release (2018) – NCHHSTP Newsroom – CDC
- ~ Record 2.3 million STDs reported in US, CDC says – (2018) Healio
- ~ STDS HIT RECORD HIGHS AGAIN, THREATENING MILLIONS OF AMERICAN LIVES (2018) – NCSD
2019
~ STD rates soar; dating apps among the reasons – YouTube
- ~ 3 STDs have skyrocketed in the U.S., new CDC report says — here’s what you need to know – Yahoo! Life
- ~ 5 reasons why 3 STDs are roaring back in America The CDC found spikes in cases of syphilis – Vox
- ~ US sees STD numbers rise for 5th straight year; 1.7 million chlamydia cases reported – Fox News
~ CDC reports record high numbers for sexually transmitted infections – WOAI News 4 San Antonio – VIDEO
~ STDs hit record high in US, 2M cases reported in 2016 – Fox News – VIDEO
~ 3 sexually transmitted diseases reach record high – YouTube
~ STDs at all-time-high- How did we get here? – Just the FAQs – YouTube
~ Three STDs Reach All-Time Highs in the U.S., CDC Report Says – YouTube
- ~ 3 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surging In U.S., Reported Infections Reach All-Time High, CDC Says – CBS New York
- ~ CDC raises alarm about “growing STD epidemic” as cases hit record high – CBS News
- ~ CDC Report: 3 STDs Reach All-Time Highs In The US – CBS Detroit
- ~ CDC reports record high numbers for sexually transmitted infections – WOAI News 4 San Antonio
- ~ Common STDs Hit New U.S. Record: As cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have surged, the CDC also warns one of the diseases is getting closer to becoming drug-resistant.- US News
- ~ Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, And Syphilis Cases Hit A Record High In The U.S. – CBS Pittsburgh
- ~ ‘Paying the price for decades of inattention’- STDs resurge in US – Healio
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Rise to Record High, C.D.C. Says – The New York Times
- ~ STD Rates Continue to Rise in the U.S. – WebMD
- ~ STD rates hit record high in 2018 – TheHill
- ~ STD rates in U.S. reached all-time high in 2018, CDC says – UPI.com
- ~ STDs Combine for Record High in U.S.: The U.S. saw more than 2.4 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2018, a new report shows – US News
- ~ STDs hit record high in US, 2M cases reported in 2016 – Fox News
- ~ Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia Cases Reach Record Highs in US – Healthline
- ~ Three STDs Are at an All-Time High. And Not Because of PrEP or More Risky Sex – The Body
- ~ These STDs Are the Most Common Infectious Diseases Reported to the CDC – STD Diagnoses in the U.S. Hit a New Record Again in 2018 – Time
- ~ Three sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in US – New York Post
- ~ Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says – WGN-TV
- ~ Three STDs Reach All-Time Highs In US, New CDC Report Says – CBS Baltimore
- ~ Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says – CNN
- ~ Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says – WGN-TV
- ~ Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says – KFOR.com Oklahoma City
- ~ STDs increased for the fifth consecutive year, reaching all-time high. 2018 STD Surveillance Report (2019) – CDC
- ~ STDs Continue to Rise in the U.S. Press Release (2019) – CDC
2020
~ Health officials sounding alarm on STDs – YouTube
2021
- ~ America’s STD Rate at Record High Again: CDC – US News
- ~ America’s STD rate hits record high for 6th year in a row — RT USA News
- ~ CDC marks STD Awareness Week amid sustained increase in cases – Healio
- ~ CDC: Reported STDs set record for 6th straight year – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ~ CDC: STI Rates Rise for Sixth Year in a Row – Medscape
- ~ STD cases at ‘all-time high,’ CDC says – KRQE
- ~ STD cases at ‘all-time high,’ CDC says – WGN-TV
- ~ STD cases at ‘all-time high,’ CDC says – WKRN News 2
- ~ STDs hit all-time high for 6th consecutive year: CDC – New York Daily News
- ~ STDs Hit Record High Again, CDC Says – US News
- ~ STDs reach all-time high for 6th consecutive year – FOX 5 New York
- ~ These STDs Just Hit An “All-Time High” in US – MSN
- ~ Reported STDs reach all-time high for 6th consecutive year (2021) – CDC
- ~ 2019 STD Surveillance Report Press Release – Newsroom (2021) – CDC
- The newly released 2019 STD Surveillance Report found:
- 2.5 million reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, the three most commonly reported STDs in 2019.
- A nearly 30% increase in these reportable STDs between 2015 and 2019. The sharpest increase was in cases of syphilis among newborns (i.e., congenital syphilis), which nearly quadrupled between 2015 and 2019.
- Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups
- For African American or Black people were 5-8 times that of non-Hispanic White people
- For American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander people were 3-5 times that of non-Hispanic White people
- For Hispanic or Latino people were 1-2 times that of non-Hispanic White people
- Gay and Bisexual Men
- Make up nearly half of all 2019 primary and secondary syphilis cases
- Gonorrhea rates were 42 times that of heterosexual men in some areas
- Young People Aged 15–24 years
- Make up 61% of chlamydia cases
- Make up 42% of gonorrhea cases
- The newly released 2019 STD Surveillance Report found:
A Global Health Epidemic
- ~ A million a day: STIs are a worldwide epidemic, declares WHO – News Medical Life Sciences
- ~ One million new STIs every day, says WHO – BBC News
- ~ One million STDs diagnosed every day, World Health Organization says – CNN
U.S. has Highest STD Rates in the Industrialized World
~ U.S. Has Highest STD Rates In Industrialized World. Experts Blame A Lack Of Resources. – HuffPost
An Epidemic of STDs is Raging across the Country
~ Atlanta’s HIV epidemic: Full Investigation – YouTube
~ Atlanta’s HIV ‘epidemic’ compared to third world African cou – YouTube
~ California STD rates rise to ‘epidemic levels’ – YouTube
~ Increase Reported In Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Colorado – YouTube
~ Indiana’s STD rates rise along with US numbers – YouTube
~ Reported STD cases in Montana increased in 2018 – YouTube
~ Sacramento STD Rates Increasing At Fastest Rate In State – YouTube
~ SHOCKING: Atlanta’s HIV ‘Epidemic’ Compared To THIRD WORLD African Countries! – YouTube
~ Southern US struggles against HIV – YouTube
~ STD cases continue to rise in California – YouTube
~ STDs at all-time high in Sacramento County, California numbers reach epidemic levels – YouTube
~ STDs on the rise in California – YouTube
~ STDs reach crisis level in Milwaukee. – YouTube
~ STDs spreading faster in South Carolina than most of U.S. – YouTube
- ~ As sex-transmitted disease rates soar in Colorado and elsewhere, states beg for help – The Gazette
- ~ Atlanta’s ‘third world’ HIV epidemic isn’t getting any better, CDC says – WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta
- ~ Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis cases increase in Michigan – ABC 12 News
- ~ Chlamydia, syphilis rates increase in Canada — and experts say declining condom use is partly to blame – CBC News
- ~ El Paso officials say there has been significant rise in STD’s – KFOX
- ~ Health officials declare epidemic after STI rates skyrocket in Clackamas County – KATU 2 ABC
- ~ Local STD rates increasing as nationwide epidemic continues – KEPR TV Washington
- ~ Maryland Among STD Capitals Of U.S. – Baltimore, MD Patch
- ~ ‘More must be done’- STD cases in Maryland mostly outpacing those nationally – Baltimore Sun
- ~ One of every two people under 25 has an STI in NYC and it could be syphilis – Metro US
- ~ Report finds cases of STDs reach all-time high in California – AP
- ~ Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in rural America – The Journalist’s Resource
- ~ STD Rates On The Rise In Pennsylvania – Montgomeryville, PA Patch
- ~ STD Rates Reach Record High In New York, Elsewhere In U.S – Tarrytown, NY Patch
- ~ STD Rates Reach Record High In U.S.- Here’s Ohio’s STD Rates – Cleveland, OH Patch
- ~ STDs reached a record high in Calif. last year – USA Today
- ~ STDs Rising- NYC’s Epidemic of Neglect – HuffPost
- ~ STDs skyrocketing in Utah – Deseret News
- ~ Vegas outbreak makes Nevada syphilis rate highest in US West – AP
- ~ Washington DC, Virginia Among STD Capitals Of U.S. – Washington DC, DC Patch
- ~ With Sexually Transmitted Disease Cases Rising in New York City, What Happened to Spending on Treatment and Prevention- – New York City by the Numbers
- ~ ‘Alarming’ increase in sexually transmitted infections found across Canada – CBC News
- ~ ‘Alarming rates’ of syphilis and gonorrhea continue in Alberta – CBC News
Epidemic of STDs amongst African Americans
- ~ African Americans Disproportionately Affected by STDs – The Body
- ~ Alarming rise in sexually transmitted diseases seen among bisexual and gay black men – New York Daily News
- ~ Study: STDs Up Among Young African-Americans – STDs – Health – BET
- ~ Wrap It Up! STD Rates For African-Americans Are Four Times Higher Than White People In The US – BET
Epidemic of STDs amongst Celebrities
~ $20 Million Lawsuit Alleges ‘A-List Celebrity’ Gave Sexual Partner Herpes – ABC News – VIDEOS
- ~ $20 Million Lawsuit Alleges ‘A-List Celebrity’ Gave Sexual Partner Herpes – ABC News
- ~ Celebrities With STDs Project Profiles Over 100 Famous Faces – KissPR
- ~ Celebrities With STDs- Stars Who Admitted They Have STDs Or Hepatitis C (PHOTOS) – HuffPost
- ~ Usher reportedly paid $1.1M to woman he allegedly infected with herpes – New York Daily News
Epidemic of STDs amongst Gay and Bisexual Men
- ~ America May Be Heading Into an STD Epidemic—and Gay and Bi Men Are Going to Be the Hardest Hit – Slate
- ~ Gay, Bi Men Frightening Health Officials With Skyrocketing STD Rates – Advocate
- ~ Government: STD rates among homosexuals ‘alarming,’ ‘troubling’. The recent report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows an ‘alarming’ rate of STDs among homosexuals. – LifeSite
Epidemic of STDs amongst Teens
~ 48% of black women have STDs – YouTube
~ Healthbeat – Teens and STDS – YouTube
~ “Hook-up” culture causing dramatic increase in STDs – YouTube
~ Racine fights teen STD rates – YouTube
~ Shocking STD Results For U.S. Teens – YouTube
~ STD epidemic – Lateline Australia – VIDEO
~ STD rates on the rise among Florida teens – YouTube
~ Teen STDs on the rise in Oklahoma – YouTube
~ Today’s Teens More Susceptible to Genital Herpes – YouTube
- ~ CDC: Sexually Transmitted Disease Epidemic Increasing Among Young People – Breitbart
- ~ Here’s Why Teen STDs Are Hitting All-Time Highs – Time
- ~ People under 25 account for nearly half of all new STI diagnoses, report shows CDC analysis examines the prevalence of STIs and their financial impact on the health care system – PhillyVoice
- ~ Rates of STDs among teens reach epidemic levels – The Capital Times
- ~ Sexually transmitted infections continue to strike young adults – Chicago Tribune
- ~ The Silent Epidemic: Teens & STDs – Shepherd Express
Epidemic of STDs in the Military
- ~ Chlamydia, Syphilis Cases on the Rise Among US Military Members – Military.com
- ~ Rate of some sexually transmitted infections rising in the US military- Military Health System – ABC News
- ~ Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in military – Health.mil
- ~ STD infections are increasing in the US military at a faster rate than the general population – Daily Mail Online
Epidemic of STDs amongst Seniors
- ~ Historic High Rates Of STI’s Among Older Americans – Forbes
- ~ Sex and Seniors – STDs A New Reality For The Elderly – HuffPost
- ~ Sexually transmitted disease rates rise among elderly: Why? – CBS News
- ~ Skyrocketing Rates of STDs in Seniors – Yahoo! News
- ~ What to Know About Rising STD Rates Among Seniors – Patient Advice – US News
Epidemic of STDs is Getting Worse During the Covid “Pandemic”
- ~ Efforts to Curb Congenital Syphilis Falter in Coronavirus’ Shadow – US News
- ~ Health officials fear the pandemic will cause STIs to increase – Salon.com
- ~ Overuse of antibiotics amid Covid-19 crisis could drive surge in ‘untreatable SUPER GONORRHEA’, health experts warn — RT World
- ~ Pandemic fuels concern about rise in STDs among youngest sexually active adolescents – New Haven Register
- ~ Pandemic sparks concerns about surging STD, HIV rates – TheHill
- ~ STD rates appear to be quietly skyrocketing across the US, as fewer people get tested and treated during the pandemic – Business Insider
- ~ STDs in U.S. hit all-time high, pandemic blamed for situation getting worse – KWCH 12 – MSN
- ~ The Pandemic Has Not Caused a Super-Gonorrhea Outbreak, but It could – Insider
- ~ Why the out-of-control STD epidemic will likely get worse after the coronavirus pandemic – MSN
Online Dating Apps Linked to Spread of STDs
~ Dating apps blast billboards linking them to spread of STDs – YouTube
~ STDs are on the rise and experts say dating apps are to blame – YouTube
~ STD rates soar; dating apps among the reasons – YouTube
- ~ AIDS agency calls Grindr a diseased ‘digital bathhouse’ – Project Q Atlanta
- ~ Are Hookup Apps Fueling A Spike In Sexually Transmitted Diseases? – HuffPost
- ~ Billboards linking Tinder to STDs are latest battleground in online dating wars – The Washington Post
- ~ Breaking: Grindr-ing Leads to Gonorrhea – Daily Beast
- ~ Dating apps that pinpoint interested people down to the nearest metre blamed for soaring sex infections – Daily Mail Online
- ~ Grindr Now Offers Reminders For Users To Get Regular HIV Tests – HuffPost
- ~ Grindr, virtual reality and vlogging- new ways to talk about sexual health – The Guardian
- ~ Grindr Will Now Remind You To Get Tested For HIV – BuzzFeedNews
- ~ How some — but not all — dating apps are taking on the STD epidemic – POLITICO
- ~ Jump in STDs Could Be Due to Unknown Online Dating Partners – Breitbart
- ~ More people are getting STDs. And more people are finding partners online. Are the two connected? – Chicago Tribune
- ~ Online hookups and fewer condoms may be behind rising STIs in Canada – The Star
- ~ Popularity of ‘hookup apps’ blamed for surge in sexually transmitted infections – Rhode Island – The Guardian
- ~ Rhode Island Department of Health says Tinder, Grindr spiked state’s STD rates – New York Daily News
- ~ Social media blamed for Alberta’s gonorrhea and syphilis ‘outbreak levels’ – CBC News
- ~ STDs skyrocketing, and doctors blame dating apps – FOX 32 Chicago
- ~ Tinder and Grindr dating apps blamed for surge in cases of HIV, syphilis and other STDs – The Independent
- ~ Tinder and Grindr dating apps ‘increase the risk of chlamydia and gonorrhea’ – Daily Mail Online
- ~ Tinder and Grindr don’t want to talk about their role in rising STDs. Health experts see online dating as the new frontier for STD prevention — but major sites don’t want to engage. – Vox
- ~ Tinder demands removal of L.A. billboard that tells dating app users to get STD test – Los Angeles Times
- ~ Tinder might be to blame for rise in syphilis among millennials – New York Post
Gonorrhea has mutated into an untreatable superbug
~ Alarm sounded over untreatable strains of gonorrhoea – YouTube
~ Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: An Urgent Public Health Issue – YouTube
~ Drug Resistant Sexually Transmitted Infection on a Rise – YouTube
~ Drug-Resistant “Superbug Gonorrhea” Is Emerging – YouTube
~ Gonorrhea Getting Harder to Treat – YouTube
~ Gonorrhea May Become Untreatable, Official Says – Newsy – YouTube
~ Gonorrhea super strain becoming ‘untreatable’ – CNBC – VIDEO
~ WHO Warning: Untreatable Gonorrhea ‘Super Bug’ Spreading Around the World – YouTube
~ SNN: Gonorrhea -Superbug- spreading globally – YouTube
~ Super gonorrhoea: Why your STI could become untreatable – BBC Newsnight – YouTube
~ Super gonorrhoea: Why the STI could become untreatable – BBC News – YouTube
~ This STD is becoming harder to treat – USA Today – VIDEO
~ Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Spreading Around The World- Here’s What You Need To Know – TIME – YouTube
~ Untreatable super-gonorrhea spreading orally, WHO warns – YouTube
~ Overuse of antibiotics could drive surge in ‘untreatable super gonorrhea’ – WHO – YouTube
- ~ Alarming spike seen in ‘superbug’ gonorrhea cases – New York Post
- ~ CDC concerned about ‘untreatable’ STD – Fox News
- ~ Beware Of ‘Super’ Gonorrhea- New Untreatable Strain Of STD Discovered – The Inquisitr
- ~ Doctors fear spread of ‘super-gonorrhoea’ across Britain. Drug-resistant strain of sexually transmitted superbug at risk of becoming untreatable, say health experts – The Guardian
- ~ Drug-resistant -super-gonorrhea- could be untreatable, doctors warn – CBS News
- ~ First case of super-resistant gonorrhea reported (2018) – CNN
- ~ Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn – NPR
- ~ Gonorrhea is nearly impossible to treat, but a new drug offers hope – NBC News
- ~ Gonorrhoea ‘super-superbug’ unable to be cured with antibiotics on the rise in Australia – as expert warns it may soon become ‘completely untreatable’ – Daily Mail Online
- ~ Gonorrhea super strain becoming ‘untreatable’ – CNBC
- ~ “Incurable” gonorrhea hits North American shores (2013) – CBS News
- ~ Man has ‘world’s worst’ super-gonorrhoea – BBC News
- ~ Nearly Untreatable Gonorrhea Spreading Globally. Antibiotic resistant “superbug” strains of gonorrhea are spreading, the World Health Organization says. – NBC News
- ~ New strain of ‘super gonorrhea’ puts disease at risk of becoming untreatable, doctor warns – New York Daily News
- ~ Scary News: Gonorrhea Could One Day Be Untreatable. It’s becoming increasingly antibiotic-resistant. – Women’s Health
- ~ Sex superbug outbreak as UNTREATABLE super-gonorrhoea spreads across Britain – Daily Star
- ~ Super gonorrhea threat — it’s a public health crisis that is on the horizon – TheHill
- ~ SUPERBAD Mutant ‘super gonorrhoea’ strain on rise in perfect storm with Covid-19 as STI could become ‘untreatable’ – The Sun
- ~ The First Confirmed Case of Drug-Resistant Super-Gonorrhea is Here (2018) – Esquire
- ~ This STD is becoming harder to treat – USA Today
- ~ Threat of gonorrhea becoming antibiotic-resistant persists as STD rates reach record high in US – Fox 59
- ~ Treatment-resistant gonorrhea threat rises in North America – Reuters
- ~ Untreatable Gonorrhea Is Rapidly Spreading. Here’s What You Need to Know – Time
- ~ Untreatable gonorrhoea ‘superbug’ spreading around world, WHO warns – The Guardian
- ~ Untreatable ‘super gonorrhea’ case could be ‘tip of the iceberg’ – Fox News
- ~ Untreatable super-gonorrhea spreading orally, WHO warns – KIRO 7 News Seattle
- ~ Untreatable ‘super gonorrhea’ on the rise, spread by oral sex: World Health Organization – New York Daily News
- ~ Why super-gonorrhoea is spreading and may soon be untreatable – New Scientist
- ~ Yet Another Common STD Might Be Outsmarting Antibiotics – Esquire
Herpes is a Raging Epidemic
- ~ Bad news- you probably have herpes and don’t know it – Vox
- ~ CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High – WebMD
- ~ CDC says genital herpes is still a ‘serious health threat’ – CNN
- ~ Despite Decline, Herpes Virus Still Epidemic (2006) – Fox News
- ~ Genital Herpes: America’s Hidden Epidemic (1998) – Newswise
- ~ Genital herpes is widespread, CDC says – Los Angeles Times
1 in 6 People in the U.S. have Genital Herpes
- ~ Health Buzz: 1 in 6 Americans Has Genital Herpes – US News
- ~ Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S. – US News
2 in 3 People under 50 have Herpes
2 in 3 People around the World have Herpes
50% of Black Women are Infected with Genital Herpes
~ 50 Percent of Black Women Infected With Herpes – YouTube
- ~ Black Women and Herpes – Rolling Out
- ~ CDC: Genital Herpes Among Black Women High – NPR
- ~ CDC: Nearly 50% of Black Women Ages 14 to 49 Have Genital Herpes – POZ
- ~ Genital Herpes Hits Black Women Hardest – NPR
- ~ Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes – NewsOne
- ~ Nearly Half of Black Women Have Herpes – The Root
- ~ The story behind alarming herpes numbers for black women – The Mercury News
- ~ UPDATE- CDC Stands Behind Report That Half Of Black Women Have Herpes – NewsOne
Herpes is Often Undiagnosed
- ~ Even Without Symptoms, Genital Herpes Can Spread – NPR
- ~ Herpes Often Unknowingly Spread – CBS News
- ~ Highly Contagious Herpes Often Goes Undiagnosed – Fox News
- ~ Why You Should Assume Everyone Has Herpes – CommonHealth – WBUR
Outbreak of Herpes at Coachella Music Festival
~ Coachella 2019 Leads To Herpes Outbreak – TMZ TV – YouTube
~ Coachella Causes Massive Herpes Spike – TMZ Live – YouTube
- ~ 250 new herpes cases a day reported during Coachella music festival – wtsp.com
- ~ Coachella Herpes Outbreak- STD Diagnostic Center Sees Tenfold Increase in Patients After Music Festival – Newsweek
- ~ Coachella Music Festival Coincides with Herpes Spike – TMZ
- ~ Coachella herpes spike- Record 250 cases reported per day near festival – ABC7 New York
- ~ Coachella music festival is a hotbed for herpes: report – New York Daily News
- ~ Herpes cases spiked at Coachella this year, and it was the ‘perfect situation’ for an outbreak – Insider
- ~ Herpes reports skyrocketed around Coachella – New York Post ~
- More than 1,000 people affected by herpes outbreak at Coachella festival – Tech Nation News
- ~ Second Herpes Outbreak Follows Stagecoach Music Fest After Coachella STD Spike – Newsweek
Outbreak of Herpes in Babies caused by Orthodox Jewish Ritual “Metzitza B’Peh”
~ Circumcision Ritual Blamed For 2-Week-Old Boy’s Death – YouTube
~ Jewish Baby Gets Herpes After Controversial Circumcision – YouTube
~ Kiryas Joel: Baby Gets Herpes From Metzitza B’Peh After Bris Circumcision – PIX11 – YouTube
- ~ 2 Babies Get Herpes After Jewish Circumcision Ritual. Ancient ritual involves sucking blood from wound, spitting it aside – Newser
- ~ 2 Infants Diagnosed With Herpes After Ritual Jewish Circumcisions- Officials – NBC New York
- ~ 4 NY babies get herpes from Jewish circumcision rite in past 6 months – The Times of Israel
- ~ 6 Babies Have Gotten Herpes From Circumcision Since City Eased Health Rules – Borough Park – New York – DNAinfo
- ~ Another Baby Treated For Herpes After A Snip-N-Suck Circumcision – Gothamist
- ~ Babies’ herpes linked to circumcision practice – CNN
- ~ Baby’s Death Renews Debate Overl Circumcision Ritua- The New York Times
- ~ Baby Dies From Herpes After Controversial Circumcision Ritual, Report Says – HuffPost
- ~ Baby Dies of Herpes in Ritual Circumcision By Orthodox Jews – ABC News
- ~ Baby in NYC gets herpes after circumcision ritual – Lohud
- ~ Baby in New York Dies From Herpes After Circumcision; Florida Mohel Responds – The Daily Pulp – South Florida – Broward Palm
- ~ Brooklyn DA Investigating Baby’s Death from Herpes after Circumcision Ritual – The Jewish Press
- ~ CDC- 11 infants contracted herpes due to controversial Jewish circumcision practice – CBS News
- ~ Circumcision Link In Herpes Cases? – CBS News
- ~ Circumcision ritual may carry herpes risk – NBC News
- ~ City Flags Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Circumcision Ritual Following New Herpes Cases – WSJ
- ~ City Questions Circumcision Ritual After Baby Dies – The New York Times
- ~ Controversial circumcision ritual led to infant’s death from herpes, says death certificate – CBS News
- ~ De Blasio Admits Failure To Stop Mohels With Herpes From Performing Snip-N-Suck Circumcisions – Gothamist
- ~ Did Babies Get Herpes From A Mohel? – Gothamist
- ~ Four Babies in NYC Have Recently Gotten Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Ritual – Gizmodo
- ~ Four NYC infants contract herpes from circumcision rite in past 6 months – The Jerusalem Post
- ~ Fourth Jewish baby this year treated for herpes after Orthodox circumsicion method – Daily Mail Online
- ~ Here’s what to read to understand why babies got herpes from circumcisions. – The Forward
- ~ Herpes cases among babies linked to ultra-Orthodox Jewish circumcision ritual – The Independent
- ~ Herpes Disease Raises Fears of Circumcision Method – Israel National News
- ~ Herpes Strikes Two More Infants After Ritual Circumcision – ABC News
- ~ How 11 New York City Babies Contracted Herpes Through Circumcision – TIME.com
- ~ Infant Contracts Herpes Through Orthodox Jewish Circumcision Ritual, NYC Health Officials Say – HuffPost
- ~ Infant’s death at Maimonides Hospital linked to circumcision – New York Daily News
- ~ Jewish newborn infected with herpes after metzitzah b’peh – The Jerusalem post
- ~ Lakewood babies face herpes risk; NJ lacks circumcision safety rules New York authorities have linked metzitzah b’peh (sucking with the mouth) circumcisions to at least 24 cases of infant herpes since 2000 – APP
- ~ More infant herpes cases linked to Jewish circumcision ritual found since de Blasio’s new policy with community – New York Daily News
- ~ Mother Blames Mohel for Baby’s Herpes after Circumcision – The Jewish Press
- ~ Multiple Babies Infected With Herpes From Ritual Circumcisions In Recent Months – Gothamist
- ~ New case of neonatal herpes caused by Jewish circumcision – New York Post
- ~ New York baby contracts herpes from circumcision rite – The Times of Israel
- ~ New York health officials warn over circumcision ritual after four cases of herpes in babies were linked to procedures performed by Rabbis – Daily Mail Online
- ~ New York Mohel Accused of Infecting Infant With Herpes During Circumcision – Newsweek
- ~ Newborn dies after reportedly contracting herpes from controversial circumcision ritual – Fox News
- ~ N.Y. baby contracts herpes from controversial circumcision rite – Jewish World – Haaretz.com
- ~ NYC, Orthodox Jews in talks over ritual after herpes cases – USA Today
- ~ Rabbi probed for circumcised infants’ herpes – NBC News
- ~ Several infants contract herpes during Jewish circumcision ritual – PIX11
- ~ Two infants contract herpes following circumcision – Fox News
- ~ Why Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Babies Keep Getting Herpes – Daily Beast
Consent?
~ Parental consent needed for circumcision in New York – YouTube
~ Rabbi William Handler speaking to the media outside Board of Health – YouTube
- ~ New York City Health Board Repeals Rule on Consent Forms for Circumcision Ritual – The New York Times
- ~ NYC to Require Consent for Oral Suction Ritual – NBC New York
Ban
~ Metzitza b’Peh Teil I – Part I – YouTube
~ Metzitza b’Peh Teil II – Part II – YouTube
- ~ Circumcision ritual under fire in New York due to risk of herpes infection – CNN
- ~ Controversial Circumcision Ritual Among Ultra-Orthodox Jews Is ‘Unacceptable,’ Says Mohel – The Village Voice
- ~ De Blasio looks to ban mohels linked to neonatal herpes from performing metzitah b’peh – Politico
- ~ Metzitzah B’peh Circumcision Ritual Inconsistent With Jewish Principles – HuffPost
- ~ Time For Orthodox Jews To Oppose Metzitzah b’Peh – Jewish Week
Ban Rescinded
~ NYC, Orthodox Jews in Talks Over Ritual Metzitzah B’peh After Herpes Cases – YouTube
- ~ Exclusive- Protocol On Controversial Bris Practice Was Rescinded In 2007 – Jewish Week
- ~ Mayor de Blasio Is Set to Ease Rules on Circumcision Ritual – The New York Times
- ~ New York, Orthodox Jews Clash Over Circumcision – NPR
- ~ NYC Considers Reversing Circumcision Rule on Herpes Danger Warning – Newsweek
- ~ NYC, Orthodox Jews in talks over ritual after herpes cases – AP
- ~ NYC, Orthodox Jews Reach Deal On Circumcision Ritual – HuffPost
- ~ Orthodox Jews, NYC In Talks Over Circumcision Ritual After Herpes Cases – CBS New York
- ~ Six babies have been infected with herpes after NYC mayor De Blasio lifted regulations on controversial ultra-Orthodox circumcision ritual that involves cleaning the wound by mouth – Daily Mail Online
Unregulated
~ Investigation: No Lakewood Safety Rule for Controversial Circumcisions – APP – VIDEO
Herpes Facts and Stats
- ~ STD Facts – Genital Herpes (Basic Fact Sheet) – CDC
- ~ STD Facts – Genital Herpes (Detailed Fact Sheet) – CDC
- ~ Genital Herpes – STD information from CDC
- ~ Herpes Statistics: How Common is Genital Herpes? – Just Herpes
Data
~ HERPES database online – US Department of Energy Science News – EurekAlert! Science News
Reports
- ~ Genital Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus Among Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Persons With HSV-2 Infection – Infectious Disease – JAMA Network
- ~ Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity and relationship status among U.S. adults age 20 to 49- a population-based analysis – BMC Infectious Diseases
- ~ Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2—United States, 1999–2010 – The Journal of Infectious Diseases – Oxford Academic
- ~ Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Among Persons Aged 14–49 Years — United States, 2005–2008 – CDC
HIV is Still an Epidemic
- ~ America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic – The New York Times
- ~ CDC warns gay men of ‘epidemic’ HIV rates – LifeSite
- ~ HIV rates rise in at least two US hot spots – CNN
- ~ HIV Statistics: What Are the Current Numbers? (2019) – US News
African Americans are Becoming Infected with HIV at an Alarming Rate
~ African American Communities Face AIDS Crisis – YouTube
~ Endgame: AIDS in Black America – YouTube
~ Event aims to raise HIV and AIDS awareness in African American community – YouTube
~ Factors Driving the HIV Epidemic Among African Americans – YouTube
~ FRONTLINE – ENDGAME- AIDS in Black America – Season 2012 – Episode 14 – PBS – VIDEO
~ High HIV-AIDS Infection Rates Still A Major Concern For The African American Community – YouTube
~ HIV Among African Americans – YouTube
~ National Black HIV – AIDS Awareness Day – YouTube
~ Out of Control: The AIDS Epidemic in Black America – YouTube
~ The AIDS Epidemic in Black America- Foreshadowing the Health Disparities of COVID-19 – YouTube
- ~ A New Coalition Is Launched to Fight AIDS in the Black Community – BET
- ~ AIDS In Black America: A Public Health Crisis – NPR
- ~ African Americans Hit Hardest by HIV in the South – Wilhemina’s War – Independent Lens – PBS
- ~ Battling a Black Epidemic – Newsweek
- ~ Ending the HIV-AIDS Epidemic Only Happens if Black America Leads – Out
- ~ HIV Poses a Community Risk for Blacks – ABC News
- ~ HIV rates remain high in the Black community – New Orleans’ Multicultural News Source – The Louisiana Weekly
- ~ HIV still an epidemic among African-American communities in South – CBS News
- ~ The black HIV epidemic: A public health mystery from Atlanta’s gay community – The Washington Post
- ~ The fight to end the HIV epidemic must happen in black neighborhoods – Chicago Reporter
- ~ Timeline: 30 Years of AIDS in Black America – ENDGAME- AIDS in Black America – FRONTLINE – PBS
- ~ What Pride marchers won’t be celebrating: The politics that have left so many Black Americans HIV+. Saturday is HIV Long Term Survivors Day, and a disproportionate number of those living with HIV are Black – The Washington Post
- ~ Why The AIDS Epidemic Matters To Black Lives – HuffPost
- ~ African-Americans Still Disproportionately Affected by HIV – University of Connecticut – UConn Today
- ~ Black Americans and HIV-AIDS- The Basics – KFF
- ~ HIV and African American Gay and Bisexual Men – HIV by Group – HIV-AIDS – CDC
- ~ How HIV and AIDS Affect African-Americans, and Why – WebMD
Reports:
1 in 16 Black Men will Contract HIV
~ CDC: 1 in 16 Black Men Will Be Diagnosed with HIV During Their Lifetime – Colorlines
1 in 2 Gay Black Men will Contract HIV
~ CDC Says Half Of Gay Black Men Will Get HIV Over Their Lifetime – Newsy – YouTube
~ Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (Official Video) – YouTube
- ~ CDC: Half of gay, bisexual black men will be diagnosed with HIV – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ~ CDC: Half of Gay Black Men Will Get HIV: For the first time ever, federal officials estimated how likely blacks and Hispanics are likely to be diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS – Daily Beast
- ~ ‘Dense sexual networks’ behind high HIV rates of gay black men, study finds – NBC News
- ~ Half of black gay men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with HIV, CDC says – CBS News
- ~ Half of black American gay men may get HIV – CDC — RT USA News
- ~ Half of Gay Black Men May Become Infected With HIV, CDC Says – WebMD
- ~ Silent epidemic: black gay men in US face 50-50 risk of HIV. HIV is at an all-time high in the black gay community in the US – The Guardian
- ~ The US has an HIV epidemic – and its victims are gay black men – The Guardian
Black Men on the “Down Low”
~ Black Men on the Down Lo – YouTube
~ black men on the down low – YouTube
~ BET_Down_Low_Exposed_Part1 of 3 – YouTube
~ BET_Down_Low_Exposed_Part2 of 3 – YouTube
~ BET_Downlow_Exposed_Part3 of 3 – YouTube
~ Hiding In Hip Hop – On The Down Low in the Entertainment Ind – YouTube
~ Project W.O.W. – Men On The Down Low – Dailymotion – VIDEO
- ~ Double Lives On The Down Low – The New York Times
- ~ Epidemic on the Down-Low – Milwaukee Mag
- ~ From the high-risk bisexual to straight Black women, HIV rates rise – Rolling Out
- ~ Killing Our Community on the “Down Low” – Howard University News Service
- ~ Secret gay encounters of black men could be raising women’s infection rate – SF Gate
- ~ Why some black men prefer the down low and what it says about the black church in America – The Washington Post
Black Women
~ Black Women Hardest Hit in HIV Infected Hot Spots – YouTube
- ~ CDC: African-American women most at risk of HIV-AIDS – AOL
- ~ HIV hits black women hardest, CDC report says – NBC News
- ~ HIV Among Black Women 5 Times Higher Than Previously Thought: Study – HuffPost
- ~ OpEd: Black Women Bear An Undue Burden of The HIV Epidemic – NBC News
- ~ Shocking HIV Rates Among Black Women: Study – ABC News
Websites:
4 in 10 Transgender Women in Major U.S. Cities are Infected with HIV
- ~ 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC – US News
- ~ 4 in 10 transgender women in seven major US cities have HIV: CDC – TheHill
- ~ 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC – Consumer Health News – HealthDay
- ~ 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC – News Break
- ~ CDC: 4 in 10 transgender women in major U.S. cities have HIV – Axios – Yahoo! News
- ~ CDC: 4 in 10 transgender women tested positive for HIV in major cities – The 19th
- ~ CDC reports 42% HIV rate in transgender women surveyed in 7 cities – AHA News
- ~ Many transgender women with HIV are not tested for STIs, analysis finds – Healio
- ~ Transgender Women 49 Times More Likely To Have HIV, Study Says – HuffPost
- ~ Transgender Women Urgently Need More HIV Prevention and Treatment Services, New CDC Data Show – CDC Online Newsroom – CDC
- ~ Transgender People and HIV: What We Know – HRC
- ~ CDC Now Has Data on HIV Infections for Trans People — and They’re Going Up – TheGAVoice
Reports:
- ~ HIV Infection, Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Transgender Women—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance – 7 U.S. Cities, 2019-2020 – PDF
- ~ HIV surveillance and prevention in transgender women – The Lancet Infectious Diseases
HIV – Facts and Stats
- ~ CDC FACT SHEET- HIV Among African Americans
- ~ HIV and African American People – Race-Ethnicity – HIV by Group – HIV-AIDS – CDC
- ~ Women – Gender – HIV by Group – HIV-AIDS – CDC
- ~ Transgender People – Gender – HIV by Group – HIV-AIDS – CDC
- ~ U.S. Statistics – HIV.gov
Syphilis is an Epidemic in the U.S.
~ Congenital syphilis hit 20-year high last year – YouTube
~ Congenital syphilis at 20-year high nationwide, Central Valley cases increase – YouTube
- ~ Congenital syphilis continues to rise at an alarming rate in the U.S. – Los Angeles Times
- ~ How Syphilils Came Roaring Back: The 18th-century ailment was on the brink of elimination before budget cuts helped resurrect it. – The Atlantic
- ~ Once near ‘elimination’, syphilis and other STDs surging, especially among newborns – KXLH 9 Helena
- ~ Once On The Brink Of Eradication, Syphilis Is Raging Again – NPR
- ~ See how syphilis rates are spiking across the country – STAT
- ~ STIs: Why is syphilis is on the rise? – BBC News ~
- Syphilis Makes a Worrying Comeback in U.S – NBC News
- ~ Syphilis on the rise among heterosexuals – Courier-Herald
- ~ Syphilis Rates on the Rise Amid Treatment Shortage – WTTW Chicago
- ~ Syphilis Skyrockets in U.S. – CBS News
- ~ The Return of Syphilis: Why are rates of the once-rare disease now climbing again? – The Atlantic
- ~ With Syphilis Rates Soaring, St. Louis County Wants You to Mate for Life – Riverfront Times
- ~ Congenital Syphilis on the Rise: For the first time in nearly a decade, all three commonly reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis—are on steep inclines – NCSD
- ~ Congenital syphilis rates continue skyrocketing alongside other STDs – MDedge ObGyn
- ~ New CDC Report Reveals Congenital Syphilis Rates Continue to Rise in the US -NCSD
- ~ Syphilis Rates in US Doubled Since 2000, Still Rising – Medscape
- ~ Syphilis: Rates of the sexually transmitted disease on the rise – DW
- ~ Congenital Syphilis Rates Are the Highest They’ve Been in More Than 20 Years—Here’s What You Need to Know: Despite being a completely preventable disease, cases of congenital syphilis rose 261% between 2013 and 2018. – Health.com
- ~ STD Spotlight: Syphilis – HRC
- ~ We Need to Talk About Syphilis Rates – SELF
African Americans are infected with Syphilis at a Rate of 4 Time that of Whites
Drug Use
- ~ High syphilis rates linked to drug use, CDC report says – The Washington Post
- ~ Hunting a Killer: Sex, Drugs and the Return of Syphilis – The New York Times
- ~ Two crises in one- As drug use rises, so does syphilis – NBC News
Gay Men
- ~ Homosexual men boost increase in syphilis rate – Washington Times
- ~ CDC Official: Syphilis Rates Among Gay Men Highest Since Before Start Of HIV Epidemic (2016) – CNSNews
- ~ Syphilis Cases Climbing Among Gay Men: CDC – WebMD
- ~ Syphilis Rates Spike Among Gay, Bisexual Men: CDC – WebMD
There is an Epidemic of Babies being Born with Congenital Syphilis
~ Babies dying in record numbers from congenital syphilis – YouTube
~ Fetal deaths from congenital syphilis in Harris Co. are up 250%, Houston Health Department data shows – ABC13 Houston – VIDEO
~ Health Department says congenital syphilis in babies continues to be a growing problem – YouTube
- ~ As syphilis comes roaring back, newborn babies are tragic victims – STAT
- ~ Babies Born With Syphilis Have Increased Drastically In 5 Years. Babies born with congenital syphilis has increased dramatically over the past five years. Without intervention, numbers will only continue to rise.- BabyGaga
- ~ CDC: Number Of Babies Born With Syphilis Reaches Highest Level In 20 Years – CBS Los Angeles
- ~ Congenital syphilis cases surge to 20-year high as officials re-up calls for testing – STAT
- ~ Fetal deaths from congenital syphilis in Harris Co. are up 250%, Houston Health Department data shows – ABC13 Houston
- ~ “It’s a Scandal”: Congenital syphilis spikes, leading to birth defects and baby deaths – The Washington Post
- ~ More Babies Are Being Born With Syphilis Blame Meth and Opioids – The Pew Charitable Trusts
- ~ More babies are being born with syphilis, CDC says – NBC News
- ~ More babies are dying because of congenital syphilis – WBEZ Chicago
- ~ More American Babies Being Born With Syphilis – WICS 20
- ~ More Babies In The U.S. Are Dying Because Of Congenital Syphilis – NPR
- ~ Newborn syphilis cases in US reach highest level in 20 years – AP
- ~ Number of babies born with syphilis has more than doubled since 2013 – USA Today
- ~ Number of babies born with syphilis in US hits 20-year high, report finds – The Guardian
- ~ Once near ‘elimination,’ syphilis and other STDs surging, especially among newborns. Newborn syphilis cases quadruple since 2019 – The Denver Channel
- ~ Record STD rates drive syphilis in newborns – CNN
- ~ Rise In US Babies Born With Syphilis, Rate Quadrupled In 5 Years – InsidExpress
- ~ Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic – PBS NewsHour
- ~ Syphilis cases in newborn babies reach 20-year high, CDC says – CNN
- ~ Syphilis cases increasing in California women and newborns – Los Angeles Times
- ~ Syphilis Rates In Babies Are At a 20-Year High, CDC Says – Time
- ~ Texas babies born with syphilis more than doubled last year, part of nationwide trend – Chron
- ~ Texas babies born with syphilis more than doubled last year, part of nationwide trend – My San Antonio
- ~ The CDC Warns Syphilis Rates In Newborns Have Doubled Since 2013 – Moms
- ~ The number of US babies born with syphilis has nearly quadrupled in 5 years – Business Insider
- ~ US sees highest number of babies born with syphilis in 20 years – New York Post
- ~ New CDC data show number of babies born with syphilis nearly quadrupled in the last 5 years – NCSD
- ~ Newborn syphilis cases more than double in four years, reaching 20-year high – CDC Online Newsroom – CDC
- ~ STDs Continue to Rise in the U.S. Press Release: Growing threat of newborn deaths from syphilis – CDC
- ~ Syphilis in Babies- Old Disease Makes A Comeback – WebMD
Syphilis is an Epidemic across the Country
- ~ ‘Alarming increase’ in Wyoming syphilis cases this year, health department reports – The Star Tribune
- ~ Cases of Syphilis Spiking In Franklin County – 10tv.com
- ~ Colorado STD rates: The number of babies born with syphilis is on the rise – Colorado Sun
- ~ Hawaii sees rise in syphilis cases among newborns, women – Fox News
- ~ Houston-area reports 250% increase in congenital syphilis cases – Outbreak News Today
- ~ Maricopa County health staff alarmed by rise in babies born with STD – KTAR
- ~ Minnesota’s annual STD report shows 23% increase in syphilis cases – FOX 9 KMSP
- ~ Rural areas struggle to treat the spread of syphilis – ABC News
- ~ S.F. has nation’s highest syphilis rate – Increase of 127% in 2002 moves city from 6th to 1st (2003) – SF Gate
- ~ Syphilis cases in California drive a record-setting year for STIs nationwide – Desert Sun
- ~ Syphilis cases on the rise in Hawaii, health department says – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- ~ Vegas outbreak makes Nevada syphilis rate highest in US West – AP
Syphilis – Facts and Stats
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2018: Figure W. Primary and Secondary Syphilis – Rates of Reported Cases by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, United States, 2018 – CDC
- ~ STD Facts – Congenital Syphilis – CDC
- ~ Syphilis Statistics – STD information from CDC – CDC
- ~ STD Facts – Syphilis (Detailed Fact Sheet) – CDC
Syphilis – Reports
- ~ Increasing Syphilis Diagnoses Among Females Giving Birth in US Hospitals, 2010–2014 – Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Journal of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Association
- ~ Increase in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2012–2014 – CDC
Infographics – Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- ~ STD Prevention Infographics – Sexually Transmitted Infections Prevalence, Incidence, and Cost Estimates in the United States – CDC
- ~ The U.S. is Experiencing Steep, Sustained Increases in Sexually Transmitted Diseases – CDC
Facts and Stats – Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- ~ 2019 STD Surveillance Report: State Ranking Tables – CDC – PDF
- ~ CDC FACT SHEET- Reported STDs in the United States, 2019 – PDF
- ~ CDC FACT SHEET – Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States, 2008 – CDC – PDF
- ~ National Overview – Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 – CDC
- ~ Rate of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis Cases by Sex Michigan Residents, 2001-2019
- ~ STD Data and Statistics – CDC
- ~ STD Prevention Infographic – PDF
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases by State – National Council For Home Safety and Security – Alarms.org
- ~ Sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. – Statistics & Facts – Statista
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): At A Glance – CDC
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 – CDC
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Gay and Bisexual Men – CDC
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2018 – STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults – CDC
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2018 – STDs in Men Who Have Sex with Men – CDC
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2018 – STDs in Racial and Ethnic Minorities – CDC
- ~ STD Facts – STDs & Pregnancy Detailed Fact Sheet – CDC
- ~ STI Prevalence, Incidence, and Cost Estimates 2020 – CDC
- ~ Table 1 – 2017 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance – CDC
Interactive Map
~ Interactive Map: depicting metro areas with the highest STD rates. – Innerbody.com – MAP
Websites
- ~ American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association – American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association
- ~ Center for Point-of-Care Technologies Research for Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Johns Hopkins Medicine
- ~ NCSD – National Coalition of STD Directors
- ~ Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Journal of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Association
- ~ STDs – What’s New – CDC