American media: US syphilis infection rate increased by 26%over last year, and the total number of cases hit a new high since 1948

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the Associated Press reported on the 19th, in the United States, the infection rate of sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea and syphilis, continued to rise.The infection rate of syphilis increased by 26%over last year, the highest level since 1991, and the total number of cases has reached the highest level since 1948.

It is reported that as antibiotics began to be widely put into use in the 1940s, the number of syphilis infections in the United States declined sharply. In 1998, it reached the lowest point of history. At that time, there were less than 7,000 new cases reported.plan.However, in 2002, the number of cases began to rise.In 2013, due to the shortage of funds, the U.S. CDC gave up the plan.In 2021, the number of US syphilis cases exceeded 52,000 cases.Some experts believe that the increase in sexual dissemination diseases is due to the delay in diagnosis and treatment during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, dangerous behavior caused by drug abuse and alcohol, and the decline in the usage rate of condoms.Relevant US agencies are studying solutions to provide a family toolkit package that allows people to self -test diseases.(Bai Xiao)

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