Sexually Transmitted Disease

STDs Top List of United States' Common Infection

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 4th, 1996

The United States' most commonly reported infections in 1995 were sexually transmitted and topping the list was a bacterial disorder that often has no symptoms, the government said.

Chlamydia, tracked for the first time in 1995, was the number one most reported infectious disease, with 477,638 cases in 1995. Gonorrhea and AIDS were second and third, according to an annual report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"There were not a lot of surprises here," said Dr. Denise Koo, CDC. "But I think it backs up our message about safe sex. People need to be careful about their sexual activity."

Chlamydia is a...

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