America's STD explosion laid bare: As Houston records unprecedented rise in syphilis, DailyMail.com's interactive maps show how infections are soaring across the board

Daily Mail ^ | 7/23/23 | Luke Andrews

[bgill]

Well, it is Houston...

[chopperk]

No surprise here, Biden/Obozo and Marxist Dems are permitting anyone into the Country unvetted and unvaxxed. Did these clowns think the best of the World’s population would be coming to the American Border and entering legally.

[vetvetdoug]

Demographics? Are there correlations with loose tennis shoes and the cases?

[texas booster]

Not just illegals entering Texas, but I am sure that they are contributors.

It is also when public schools and colleges started pushing gender confusion on students.

I strongly suspect that it is not people in their 50’s and 60’s getting a VD for the first time.

And the homosexual crowd still had the highest percentage of VD (any VD) of any group in the US.

[daniel1212]

The incidence of many STDs in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM)—including primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis and antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea—is greater than that reported in women and men who have sex with women only (MSW).

Since 2000, rates of P&S syphilis have increased among men, primarily attributable to increases in cases among MSM. Similar to past years, in 2018, MSM accounted for the majority (53.5%) of all reported cases of P&S syphilis and, of these, 41.6% were known to be living with diagnosed HIV. Although rates of P&S syphilis are lower among women, rates have increased substantially in recent years, increasing 30.4% during 2017–2018 and 172.7% during 2014–2018, suggesting a rapidly growing heterosexual epidemic.

In 2000 and 2001, the national rate of reported primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases was 2.1 cases per 100,000 population, the lowest rate since reporting began in 1941 (Figure 35, Table 1). 

However, the P&S syphilis rate has increased almost every year since 2001. This rise in the rate of reported P&S syphilis has been primarily attributable to increased cases among men and, specifically, among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM account for the majority of P&S syphilis cases and estimated rates are substantially higher among MSM compared with women or men who have sex with women only (MSW). 5 The number of cases among MSM has continued to increase, but within the last five years, cases among MSW and women have increased substantially as well. The increase in syphilis among women is of particular concern because it is associated with a striking and concurrent increase in congenital syphilis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: STD Surveillance 2018 National Profile 27 West, and 7.2% in the Northeast (Table 29). Among women, the largest increases were observed in the West (41.2%), followed by the Northeast (40.0%), the South (30.8%) and the Midwest (30.8%) (Table 28). MSM continued to account for the majority of P&S syphilis cases in 2018 (Figures 39 and 41). 

Of 35,063 reported P&S syphilis cases in 2018, 18,760 (53.5%) were among MSM, including 16,905 (48.2%) cases among men who had sex with men only and 1,855 (5.3%) cases among men who had sex with both men and women (Figure 39)....

Among the 24,176 male cases with information on sex of sex partners, 77.6% occurred among MSM. A total of 36 states were able to classify at least 70.0% of reported P&S syphilis cases as MSM, MSW, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: STD Surveillance 2018 National Profile 27 West, and 7.2% in the Northeast (Table 29).

 Among women, the largest increases were observed in the West (41.2%), followed by the Northeast (40.0%), the South (30.8%) and the Midwest (30.8%) (Table 28). MSM continued to account for the majority of P&S syphilis cases in 2018 (Figures 39 and 41). Of 35,063 reported P&S syphilis cases in 2018, 18,760 (53.5%) were among MSM, including 16,905 (48.2%) cases among men who had sex with men only and 1,855 (5.3%) cases among men who had sex with both men and women (Figure 39). 

Overall, 5,416 (15.4%) cases were among MSW, 4,995 (14.2%) were among women, 5,858 (16.7%) were among men without information about sex of sex partners, and 34 (0.1%) were cases reported with unknown sex. Among the 24,176 male cases with information on sex of sex partners, 77.6% occurred among MSM. A total of 36 states were able to classify at least 70.0% of reported P&S syphilis cases as MSM, MSW, or women each year during 2014– 2018 (Figure 41). In these states, during 2017–2018, the number of cases increased 5.3% among MSM, 16.3% among MSW, and 32.9% among women.

Among 2018 P&S syphilis cases with known HIV status, 41.6% of cases among MSM were HIV-positive, compared with 7.9% of cases among MSW, and 4.0% of cases among women. 

When examining reported P+S syphilis cases over time, 36 states were able to classify at least 70% of reported P+S syphilis cases as MSM, MSW, or women each year during 2014–2018. In these states, cases among MSM increased 5.3% during 2017–2018 and 51.5% during 2014– 2018 (Figure 41). 

Among males, 610,447 cases of chlamydia were reported in 2018 for a rate of 380.6 cases per 100,000 males (Table 5). The rate of reported cases among males increased each year during 2000–2018, with the exception of 2012–2013, when rates remained stable (Figure 1). During 2017–2018 alone, the rate among males increased 5.7%; during 2014–2018, rates of reported cases among males increased 37.8% (Tables 4 and 5). This pronounced increase among males could be attributed to either increased transmission or improved case identification (e.g., through intensified extra-genital screening efforts) among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). 

Despite this considerable increase in males, the rate of reported chlamydia cases among females was still about two times the rate among males in 2018, likely reflecting a larger number of females screened for this infection. 

 

As regards Gonorrhea...San Francisco had the highest proportion of cases estimated to be MSM (86.4%), while Baltimore had the lowest proportion of MSM cases (20.1%). In total, across all SSuN sites, 42.5% of gonorrhea cases were estimated to be among MSM, 25.1% among MSW, and 32.4% among women. 

More more, sadly: Negative effects of homosexual relations (primarily, also of heterosexual fornication): Physical, Psychological, Financial - and Spiritual

[daniel1212]

The fact that this explosion of STDs coincides with the explosion of illegal aliens entering America is, I’m sure, just a coincidence. FJB and all the vermin who voted for this senile idiot.

Partly, but overall it is an increase of existing fruit from the sexual rebellion/revolution of the Left, promoted by the government:

In 2016 the rate of people living with HIV per 100,000 population was 368, with the death rate being 6. Male-to-male sexual contact made up  82.4% of HIV infections among males in 2017, while heterosexual contact made up 85.7% of HIV infections among females. The rate of Black males living with an HIV diagnosis is 5.6 times that of White males. The rate of Black females living with an HIV diagnosis is 17.6 times that of White females. The rate of Hispanic/Latino males living with an HIV diagnosis is 2.5 times that of White males. The rate of Hispanic/Latina females living with an HIV diagnosis is 4.2 times that of White females. (https://aidsvu.org/local-data/united-states)

The South has the highest number of people living with HIV, but if population size is taken into account, the Northeast has the highest rate of people living with HIV.

Asian female adults and adolescents had the largest percentage (93%) of diagnoses of HIV infection attributed to heterosexual contact, followed by Black/African American (91%), and Hispanic/Latino (87%) female adults and adolescents. In 2019, Black/African American children made up approximately 14% of the population of children but accounted for 57% of diagnoses of HIV infection among children. (https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance/vol-32/content/special-focus-profiles.html)

Black/African American persons, males accounted for 76% of HIV infections, most of which (82%) were attributed to male-to-male sexual contact. (P. 6)

Worldwide, "In 2015, according to the progress reports on the global AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) response, the highest prevalence rates of HIV infection among MSM were as follows: 19% in central and western Africa; 15% in southern and eastern Africa; 12% in Latin America; 11% in the Asia-Pacific region; and 8% in central and western Europe and North America." (https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12889-019-8000-x.pdf)

In 2021 the CDC estimated that 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection and at a cost to the U.S. healthcare system of billions of dollars annually. (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0125-sexualy-transmitted-infection.html) 

(Note that in dealing with comparative statics as is done here, not only is the rate or percentage more revealing than simply the number of cases, but also relevant aspects of the historical context. 

For instance, while the rate of cases of syphilis was actually higher in the 1940's (especially) and overall (with exceptions) decreasing until 2006 when it began an overall  steady increase, the historical context of the former included aspects such as increased testing and diagnosis,  soldiers returning from war, but with increased effective treatment with penicillin in the 1940s onward leading to a large decrease in transmission, and  overall steady decrease in infection rates despite the increased % of teens to middle ages from the 60's to mid 80s. Which, after a brief increase in 1987 to 1992, saw an overall steady and significant decrease until about 2012 (but nowhere close to the 1940's). After which an overall steady rise occurred, leading to a rate of 53.2, which has not been seen since 1919 and 1966.  

In contrast, gonorrhea saw unprecedented high rates from 1970 to 1990 when they began to overall steadily  fall to a rate of 98.1 in 2009, only to rise to 214, not seen since 1991. (https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2021/tables/1.htm)  All of which  is despite an increasingly aged population and better testing and treatment.) 

Half of all sexually active people will get an STD by the time they reach 25. (https://medalerthelp.org/blog/std-statistics/) 

 Also relevant, by 2021 the percentage  of 18-24-year-olds who were married  was 5% for men and 8% for  women. with more cohabitating (fornicating) than were married    (https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/brown-manning-relationship-status-trends-age-gender-fp-21-25.html) 

 About half (54%) of adolescents age 15-19 have had some type of sexual experience.  (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590151621000113?via%3Dihub)

Never-married adults report engaging in sexual relations approx. 14 times per year more than married adults.   (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314273096_Declines_in_Sexual_Frequency_among_American_Adults_1989-2014)

Single Americans over 45 engage in sexual relations more  than married ones.  (https://www.aarp.org/relationships/love-sex/info-05-2010/2009-aarp-sex-survey.html

By 2008 a CDC study estimated that one in four (26 percent) young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States -- or 3.2 million teenage girls -- was infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, and trichomoniasis). (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080312084645.htm) And note that only 33%of women even between age 20-34 are married.

In 2017 it was estimated that about 45 percent of U.S. men and women were infected with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV sexually transmitted disease - the most common sexually transmitted disease among men and women in the United States. Among women, the prevalence of HPV infection drops to about 22 percent as they age, but it remains high among men. (https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/hpv-genital-warts/news/20170119/nearly-half-of-us-men-infected-with-hpv-study-finds)

Syphilis (all stages) has increased 447 percent in the last two decades. Cases of P&S syphilis—the most infectious stages of the disease—have increased a staggering 781 percent since 2001.

African Americans accounted for nearly a third of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and primary and secondary syphilis (P&S) cases while only accounting for 12.1 percent of the US population. Meanwhile, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men were severely impacted by gonorrhea and syphilis in 2021. (https://www.naccho.org/blog/articles/new-cdc-report-more-than-2-5-million-u-s-cases-of-chlamydia-gonorrhea-and-syphilis-were-reported-in-2021)

the P&S syphilis rate has increased almost every year since 2001. This rise in the rate of reported P&S syphilis has been primarily attributable to increased cases among men and, specifically, among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). MSM account for the majority of P&S syphilis cases and estimated rates are substantially higher among MSM compared with women or men who have sex with women only (MSW). 5 The number of cases among MSM has continued to increase, but within the last five years, cases among MSW and women have increased substantially as well. The increase in syphilis among women is of particular concern because it is associated with a striking and concurrent increase in congenital syphilis.

More more, sadly: Negative effects of homosexual relations (primarily, also of heterosexual fornication): Physical, Psychological, Financial - and Spiritual

[daniel1212]

“STD has been on a large scale since Vietnam war ended.”

I think it escalated about 10-15 years after that. Then it seemed to taper off somewhat; but then came back with a vengeance within the last three or so years. Maybe it’s due to more people seeking treatment.

Actually, the rate of cases of syphilis was actually higher in the 1940's (especially) and overall (with exceptions) decreasing until 2006 when it began an overall steady increase, yet the historical context of the former included aspects such as increased testing and diagnosis, soldiers returning from war, but with increased effective treatment with penicillin in the 1940s onward leading to a large decrease in transmission, and overall steady decrease in infection rates despite the increased % of teens to middle ages from the 60's to mid 80s. Which, after a brief increase in 1987 to 1992, saw an overall steady and significant decrease until about 2012 (but nowhere close to the 1940's). After which an overall steady rise occurred, leading to a rate of 53.2, which has not been seen since 1919 and 1966. In contrast, gonorrhea saw unprecedented high rates from 1970 to 1990 when they began to overall steadily fall to a rate of 98.1 in 2009, only to rise to 214, not seen since 1991. (https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2021/tables/1.htm) All of which is despite an increasingly aged population and better testing and treatment.)

[daniel1212]

"Abstinence is the choice to refrain from some or all sexual activity. It is the only method that is 100% effective in preventing unintended pregnancy and STD transmission when used consistently and correctly." (https://sacd.sdsu.edu/_resources/files/well-being/03698-Abstinence_05-2013.pdf)

The CDC does not specifically report lower rates of STD's among married couples:

The 1995-1999 CDC STD Surveillance Reports state: “During the past two decades, the age of initiation of sexual activity has steadily decreased and age at first marriage has increased, resulting in increases in premarital sexual experience. …” Non-marital sexual activity with multiple partners is the singular cause of the proliferation of STDs and yet for some reason all CDC surveillance reports since 1999 omit the above statement and make no reference to marriage at all. Instead we get, “talk openly about STDs” and the obligatory, “use condoms.” (https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/12/6/18344396/opinion-as-marriage-rates-decline-reports-of-stds-rise)

However, the US National Institutes of Health reported that the national prevalence of past-year self-reported STI among married men [in India] increased significantly from 0.5% in 2006 to 1.1% in 2016 In 2016, only 2.5% of married women reported having had an STI in the past year, though that was a significant increase from 1.6% in 2006. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8529976/)

[daniel1212]

Biden’s millions of illegals, ...

Not much as regards recent stats, while from way back in 2012, the gov reported:

We performed a descriptive evaluation of 25,779 refugees who completed a screening medical examination in Minnesota during 2003–2010. A total of 18,516 (72%) refugees were tested for at least one STI: 183 (1.1%) of 17,235 were seropositive for syphilis, 15 (0.6%) of 2,512 were positive for Chlamydia, 5 (0.2%) of 2,403 were positive for gonorrhea, 136 (2.0%) of 6,765 were positive for human immunodeficiency virus, and 6 (0.1%) of 5,873 were positive for multiple STIs. Overall prevalence of Chlamydia (0.6%) and gonorrhea (0.2%) infection was low, which indicated that routine screening may not be indicated. However, further research on this subject is encouraged.

The highest number of STIs occurs in the regions of sub-Saharan Africa and southern and Southeast Asia, followed by, Latin America and the Caribbean.1

many areas where refugees originated or have lived have high baseline prevalence rates of STIs.1

Among those tested, 333 (1.8%) were positive for ≥ 1 STI. The overall prevalence rates were 1.1% (183 of 17,235) for syphilis (i.e., seroprevalence), 0.6% (15 of 2,512) for Chlamydia, 0.2% (5 of 2,403) for gonorrhea, and 2.0% (136 of 6,765) for HIV (Table 1).

There were statistically significant differences between selected demographic groups. For syphilis, the seroprevalence increased with age; 0.2% (5 of 2,223) among those < 15 years of age, 0.6% (71 of 11,683) for those 15–44 years of age, and 3.2% (107 of 3,329) for those ≥ 45 years of age (P < 0.0001). Seroprevalence was 3–5 times greater among those from sub-Saharan Africa (1.4%) and the Middle East (1.0%) than among those Eastern Europe (0.4%) and Southeast Asia (0.3%) (P < 0.0001).

For Chlamydia, 12 (80%) of the 15 infections were among persons 15–25 years of age (P = 0.06); the prevalence was 2–15 times greater among persons from the Middle East (3.3%) than among persons from Eastern Europe (1.4%), Southeast Asia (0.7%), and sub-Saharan Africa (0.2%) (P = 0.001).

For gonorrhea, all five (0.5%) infections were among females and none were among males (0 of 1,310) (P = 0.02). For HIV, the prevalence was significantly higher among persons ≥ 26 years of age than among persons less than 26 years of age (P < 0.0001).

The prevalence of HIV was also significantly greater among persons from sub-Saharan Africa than among persons from the other three regions (P < 0.0001). Of the 5,873 persons who had > 1 test, there were only six co-infections; all were co-infections with HIV and syphilis (5,574 had been tested for both of these infections). - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269283/

[bravo whiskey]

How many from NOLA stayed there after Katrina?

[ro_dreaming]

Wear a mask.

I don’t think a mask will protect you from syphilis, or other STD’s. Unless I’ve been wearing them wrong this whole time.

[Grampa Dave]

My wife is a retired RN commented on your data.

Your data is scary, “However, those who haven’t seen a doctor or clinic re their STD’s, is the really scary data!”

[ought-six]

The original poster said STD (which is not limited to syphilis); and, of course, his criteria was for the post-Vietnam era. That is what I responded to.

[NetAddicted]

The increase in STDs probably relates to PrEP, treatment for reducing spread of HIV. Homosexuals immediately stopped using condoms. They aren’t aware - why I don’t know, but info is hard to find, plus no medical name for this symptom - that HIV causes its infected to prematurely age 14 years. That is why homosexuals get more cancers. So, condom use is imperative.