Syphilis — United States
Syphilis numbers continue to climb in and around Columbus [Ohio], and health officials say anonymous and unprotected sex is fueling the surge in new cases.
Dr. Jose A. Bazan, medical director of the sexual-health clinic at Columbus Public Health, said it’s imperative that people realize that oral, vaginal and anal sex can all spread the disease and that routine condom use can cut the risk.
Ohio’s overall syphilis rate per 100 000 people crept up from 9.5 to 10.5 from 2013 to 2014,
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