According to the Center for Disease Control, there were over 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported in 2019 alone. This is a huge increase from the 1.4 million cases reported in 2014, and it marks the sixth year in a row of rising STD rates.
Let’s examine the states with the highest cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
Chlamydia
Chlamydia is a common infection that affects men and women but doesn’t have many symptoms. If present, symptoms include painful urination, discharge, and painful sex.
In order, the states with the most cases of chlamydia are Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, New Mexico, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, New York, and Illinois.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is most commonly transmitted amongst individuals aged 15-24. Symptoms include painful urination, discharge, and abdominal pain.
The states with the most cases of gonorrhea include Mississippi, Alaska, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee.
Syphilis
Syphilis has several stages with different symptoms for each. Syphilis can also be passed to infants born to mothers with syphilis.
Nevada, New Mexico, Mississippi, California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, and Florida are the states with the highest cases of syphilis.
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