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Herpes Cases Fall, Syphilis on the Rise
Mon Mar 8, 3:02 PM ET Health - Reuters
By Paul Simao
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. teenagers and adults have the
virus that causes genital herpes, but health experts said on
Monday they were troubled by the recent resurgence in
syphilis, especially among
The findings, which were presented at the 2004 National STD
Prevention Conference in Philadelphia, showed many
Americans, especially gay and
Researchers also reported high rates of the genital wart
virus, Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, as well as chlamydia,
another common venereal
consequences, including infertility, transmission to
newborns, neurologic damage and increased risk of HIV (news
- web sites) transmission," said Dr. Ronald Valdiserri,
deputy director of HIV, STD and Tuberculosis prevention
programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(news - web sites).
"While we acknowledge the successful declines in herpes,
overall STD rates in the U.S. remain alarmingly high,"
Valdiserri said.
The prevalence of the incurable virus, which can cause
lesions in and around the genitals and anus and on the
buttocks and thighs, fell 74 percent among those aged 14 to
19. Overall, 35 percent fewer men reported having the
herpes virus. Health experts said the reasons for the
decline were unclear.
But a rising number of syphilis infections in men,
particularly among
syphilis rate in 2003, according to preliminary data
released by the
CDC.
SYPHILIS RATES RISING
Last year, there were 7,082 confirmed cases of primary and
secondary syphilis, the initial stages of the disease,
compared with 6,862 cases in 2002, according to the data.
The rate of syphilis rose to 2.5 cases per 100,000 people
from 2.4 cases per 100,000 during the period.
Syphilis rates have risen each year since 2000.
CDC researchers estimated that 60 percent of the cases in
2003
1999. The resurgence of the disease in that high-risk group
is of particular concern because of its links to the virus
that causes AIDS (news - web sites).
diseases increase the likelihood of HIV infection. Up to 70
percent of
United States were HIV positive.
In addition to helping spread HIV, untreated syphilis can
cause arthritis, heart disease, insanity and death as well
as miscarriages, stillbirths and severe infections in
newborn babies.
(...)
It is a rare occurrence that the CDC ever issues such a
warning for
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CB "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh"
(Genesis 2:24).
--
All freedoms come with responsibilities. In a moral approach
to the law, individuals are responsible for civil behavior
toward one another, even those with whom they disagree. Our
institutions are likewise responsible for providing a clear
standard of appropriate conduct and for supporting that
standard with legal sanction. It is on this basis that the
Supreme Court has undercut government's ability to provide
that consistent legal sanction to marriage. http://www.phil-
ly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/6340473.htm Legitimate
reasons for sodomy laws By Gen. Alonzo Short
Mon Mar 8, 3:02 PM ET Health - Reuters
By Paul Simao
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. teenagers and adults have the
virus that causes genital herpes, but health experts said on
Monday they were troubled by the recent resurgence in
syphilis, especially among
The findings, which were presented at the 2004 National STD
Prevention Conference in Philadelphia, showed many
Americans, especially gay and
Researchers also reported high rates of the genital wart
virus, Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, as well as chlamydia,
another common venereal
consequences, including infertility, transmission to
newborns, neurologic damage and increased risk of HIV (news
- web sites) transmission," said Dr. Ronald Valdiserri,
deputy director of HIV, STD and Tuberculosis prevention
programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(news - web sites).
"While we acknowledge the successful declines in herpes,
overall STD rates in the U.S. remain alarmingly high,"
Valdiserri said.
The prevalence of the incurable virus, which can cause
lesions in and around the genitals and anus and on the
buttocks and thighs, fell 74 percent among those aged 14 to
19. Overall, 35 percent fewer men reported having the
herpes virus. Health experts said the reasons for the
decline were unclear.
But a rising number of syphilis infections in men,
particularly among
syphilis rate in 2003, according to preliminary data
released by the
CDC.
SYPHILIS RATES RISING
Last year, there were 7,082 confirmed cases of primary and
secondary syphilis, the initial stages of the disease,
compared with 6,862 cases in 2002, according to the data.
The rate of syphilis rose to 2.5 cases per 100,000 people
from 2.4 cases per 100,000 during the period.
Syphilis rates have risen each year since 2000.
CDC researchers estimated that 60 percent of the cases in
2003
1999. The resurgence of the disease in that high-risk group
is of particular concern because of its links to the virus
that causes AIDS (news - web sites).
diseases increase the likelihood of HIV infection. Up to 70
percent of
United States were HIV positive.
In addition to helping spread HIV, untreated syphilis can
cause arthritis, heart disease, insanity and death as well
as miscarriages, stillbirths and severe infections in
newborn babies.
(...)
It is a rare occurrence that the CDC ever issues such a
warning for
______________________
Originally posted by Bill Taylor
--
CB "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh"
(Genesis 2:24).
--
All freedoms come with responsibilities. In a moral approach
to the law, individuals are responsible for civil behavior
toward one another, even those with whom they disagree. Our
institutions are likewise responsible for providing a clear
standard of appropriate conduct and for supporting that
standard with legal sanction. It is on this basis that the
Supreme Court has undercut government's ability to provide
that consistent legal sanction to marriage. http://www.phil-
ly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/6340473.htm Legitimate
reasons for sodomy laws By Gen. Alonzo Short