US STD rates hit record high

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In 2017, there were nearly 2.3 million diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in the U.S., marking the fourth consecutive year sexually transmitted disease rates have increased.

Last year’s numbers top the 2016 rates by more than 200,000 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday at the National STD Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C.

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