Alabama seeing huge spike in Syphilis cases as demographics radically change
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Syphilis cases are up 80 percent since 2018 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state of Alabama is also seeing a spike.
Anthony Merriweather, the STD Division Director at the Alabama Department of Health, said that since 2021 numbers have shown that people in Alabama have been engaging in more high-risk sexual activity without knowledge of their partner having an STD or STI. ...Classical signs and symptoms of syphilis include chancres, or small round contagious sores, that appear on the lips, around and inside the mouth, genital areas, and/or rectum. Other symptoms include body rashes and alopecia. ...
Reference: www.waff.com
MORE READING: These U.S. Cities Have the Highest STD Rates Huntsville, AL: Metro Population is 366,519 with 54 Syphilis cases. | Montgomery, AL: Metro Population is 225,763 with 36 Syphilis cases. | Birmingham, AL: Metro Population is 659,300 with 97 Syphilis cases. | Mobile, AL: Metro Population is 413,757 with 48 Syphilis cases. ; www.cbs19news.com
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