Following Charlie Sheen’s public announcement that he is HIV positive, the Center for Disease Control wants you to know that Sexually Transmitted Diseases are at a record high in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control released a report indicating a nationwide uptick in sexually transmitted disease for 2014 – especially, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. In fact, there were 1.4 million cases of chlamydia reported, which is the highest number the CDC has ever seen. In addition, Syphilis and gonorrhea rates are up 15.1 percent.
But, the CDC report also showed which group of people are specifically affected.
A large majority of the new cases belonged to young people, ages 15 to 24. “America’s worsening STD epidemic is a clear call for better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention,” said Jonathan Mermin, M.D., director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention, in a statement.
“STDs affect people in all walks of life, particularly young women and men, but these data suggest an increasing burden among gay and bisexual men.”
While the CDC does point out reasons for the increase, it could be likely due to dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr.
For example, the Rhode Island Department of Health suggested the rise of sexually transmitted diseases could be linked to social media dating apps.
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