Post by 🦍MAXX＞ⓤ on Apr 13, 2022 15:46:11 GMT -5
Texas continues to lead the nation in new cases of congenital syphilis, a devastating but completely preventable disease, according to new data reflecting a nationwide increase in sexually transmitted infections.
Texas reported 561 cases of congenital syphilis in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest STD surveillance report. The report, which was published Tuesday, showed that despite an initial dip in diagnoses in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, STIs are continuing their yearslong increase.
www.yahoo.com/news/congenital-syphilis-cases-climbing-texas-220020999.html
Texas reported 561 cases of congenital syphilis in 2020, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest STD surveillance report. The report, which was published Tuesday, showed that despite an initial dip in diagnoses in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, STIs are continuing their yearslong increase.
www.yahoo.com/news/congenital-syphilis-cases-climbing-texas-220020999.html
