US cases of the STDs gonorrhea and syphilis surged to a 30-year high in 2020
CDC officials warned the 'unrelenting momentum' of the nation's STD epidemic continued throughout the first year of the Covid pandemic. This may be due to less testing, leading to accidental transmission. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rates of gonorrhea, syphilis continued to increase in 2020, CDC data shows
Data published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States decreased in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, but many had recovered and even increased by the end of 2020. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. STD Cases Spiked During Pandemic
According to a new CDC report, STD cases fell during the pandemic's early months, but rose again by the end of 2020, with gonorrhea, syphilis and congenital syphilis surpassing 2019 levels. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis rose nationally in 2020, CDC reports
Cases of some sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, continued to rise in the United States during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released Tuesday by the CDC. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
STD rates remained high during the first year of the pandemic
The number of syphilis and gonorrhea cases increased in 2020, even as screening clinics closed and people put off regular doctor visits, according to an annual CDC report. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katie Shepherd Source Type: news
CDC: 2020's Rise in STIs Exposed 'Crumbling Public Health Infrastructure'
(MedPage Today) -- Gonorrhea and syphilis infections rose in 2020, including congenital syphilis, while declines in chlamydia infections were likely tied to lack of screening, CDC officials said on Tuesday.
Syphilis infections rose 10% versus... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 12, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
InFocus: Syphilis: A Complicated Epidemic
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - April 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: InFocus Source Type: news
Systemic infections associated with tattoos or permanent makeup: A systematic review.
Conclusions: Bacterial bloodstream infections should be considered in subjects developing fever and rigour after tattoos, regardless of local symptoms. A shift in causative organisms has been documented, when comparing with historical reports. NTM are emerging organisms causing lymphadenopathy. Strict hygiene conditions are essential when performing a tattoo. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
USPSTF Still Advises Syphilis Screening for At-Risk Teens, Adults
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends syphilis screening for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 15, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Poll: Many Teens Don't Realize STD Risks From Oral Sex
Oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer, and head and neck cancers. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis C is a growing threat to moms and babies. But screening is inadequate.
Obstetricians already routinely screen women for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis, but not always for hepatitis C, even though the disease is often more prevalent. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - January 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christine Nguyen Source Type: news
Surveillance Summaries: Disease Surveillance Among U.S.-Bound Immigrants and Refugees - Electronic Disease Notification System, United States, 2014-2019
This report summarizes health data reported to the Electronic Disease Notification system for refugees, immigrants, and eligible others who arrived in the United States during 2014-2019. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 20, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Diseases & Conditions Emergency Preparedness Gonorrhea Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health MMWR Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report Syphilis (Treponema pallidum Infection) Tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
STD symptoms: Early signs of the sexually transmitted disease found in your eyes
STD symptoms: The rate of STIs in 2019 was 832 cases per 100,000 population, that is an increase from the preceding four years. Annual cases of gonorrhoea, syphilis, and herpes have been increasing since 2010. Surprisingly, the disease is known to affect a person's eyes with any of these three symptoms being a warning. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: 'Under $1' Test Kits Available to Stop Mother-Child HIV/Syphilis Transmission
[UN News] Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
Dual test kits, which cost less than $1, are now available for pregnant women to stem mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - November 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
