By IDSE News Staff
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to increase, climbing to an all-time high in 2019, according to a new report from the CDC.
“Less than 20 years ago, gonorrhea rates in the U.S. were at historic lows, syphilis was close to elimination, and advances in chlamydia diagnostics made it easier to detect infections,” said Raul Romaguera, DMD, MPH, the acting director for the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention. “That progress has since unraveled, and