Syphilis — United States
Online dating could be partially to blame for a spike in Wake County syphilis cases that has reached a 15-year high, public health officials said Friday [18 Mar 2016].
Wake County Human Services reported 233 cases of early syphilis in 2015. Dr. Sue Lynn Ledford, public health division director, said a “striking number” of patients who were diagnosed with the sexually transmitted disease [STD] reported meeting their partners online.
“A lot of the contacts for sexual hookups are being made
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