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Mary Horman (left), a registered nurse for Clackamas County, and Liz Baca, a disease intervention specialist for the county, search for the right address in an Oregon neighborhood. Part of their job is to get information to people who may have a serious,

Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs

10:50am September 08, 2018

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

In response to a spike in syphilis and gonorrhea cases, one Oregon county is sending medical sleuths to break the bad news in-person. Some people have no idea they've been exposed to an infection.

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A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017.

Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines

4:13pm August 28, 2018

by Richard Harris

The U.S. has the highest rates of sexually transmitted disease cases in the industrialized world, say health trackers, with chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis reaching 2.3 million cases in 2017.

A billboard above a gas station reads "Feel The Burn," a play on 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign slogan, "Feel The Bern." It's actually promoting tests for sexually transmitted diseases.

California STDs Raging At All Time Highs For Third Year In A Row

5:49pm May 15, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

In addition to the record rise in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, the state has seen a spike in the number of stillbirths caused by syphilis.

The bacterium that causes gonorrhea, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, has become resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics.

Gonorrhea Strain Thwarts 2 Main Drugs, Raising Concerns It's Becoming Untreatable

1:50pm March 29, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This is the latest in a long history of gonorrhea developing resistance to antibiotics. It's the first global report of gonorrhea that is resistant to the two main drugs used to treat it.

This is a color-enhanced transmission electron micrograph image of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea — AKA The Clap — Is Excellent At Resisting Antibiotics

8:11am July 16, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

The sexually transmitted disease is typically not fatal but can cause a lifetime of suffering. And the go-to drugs are increasingly less effective.

The bacteria that causes gonorrhea can cause infertility in women and men.

STD Infections Rise To New Highs After States Close Health Clinics

4:50pm October 20, 2016

by Angus Chen

The CDC reports a sharp rise in infections of sexually transmitted diseases, and says lack of funding for state and local health clinics that help prevent spread of the diseases is a key factor.

A microscope image, magnified 600 times, of the bacteria that cause the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials Warn

5:52pm August 30, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The World Health Organization released new treatment guidelines that acknowledge an entire class of antibiotics is now all but useless against the sexually transmitted disease.

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Health & Safety

So, You Have Gonorrhea. Who Tells Your Ex?

10:48pm November 12, 2013

by Jessica Robinson

Most people testing positive for a sexually transmitted disease may want to do the right thing and let former sexual partners know. But such conversations aren't easy. In Spokane, you can ask the health department to make the call — and not use your name.

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