STD Rates in US Hit Record, Says CDC
  • 6 years ago
STD Rates in US
Hit Record High, Says CDC The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
announced Tuesday Dr. Edward Hook, National STD Prevention Conference,
via CNN According to the CDC, Some doctors are not
surprised by the findings. Rob Stephenson, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, via CNN Rob Stephenson, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, via CNN To halt the rise of STDs, doctors recommend such time-proven preventions as practicing safe-sex and regular STD testing. Rob Stephenson, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, via CNN Funding for state and local testing clinics has been slashed dramatically in the past 15 years. According to a 2008 study, 19.7 million cases of STIs in the U.S. equalled about $15.6 billion in total lifetime direct medical costs.
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