Reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases—namely, syphilis and chlamydia—are on the rise.
According to a 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, updated earlier this month, chlamydia infections rose to 1.1 million in the United States, and rates of syphilis have been rising for seven years.
Believe it or not, this could actually be good news.
Some believe that numbers are are growing not because more people are becoming infected, but because more people are being screened and tested. If that is the case, hopefully the numbers will begin to drop off when those testing positive can treat their STDs and prevent their spread.
[Daily Toreador: Rise in syphilis, clamydia rates concern health officials]
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