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Montana sees rise in STD cases
Posted: 4:06 PM, Dec 26, 2019
Updated: 7:21 PM, Dec 26, 2019
By: John Riley
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are cautioning people that sexually transmitted diseases (STD) rates are on the rise and approaching record highs.
“In 2019 we’ve seen an increase in STDs reported across the entire state of Montana and nationwide,” said Dana Fejes, DPHHS STD/ HIV program manager. “Overall, Montana’s gonorrhea and syphilis rates have gone up 25 to 30 percent compared to last year.”
Gonorrhea is projected to reach 1,500 hundred cases this year according to DPHHS. That is the highest reported cases of the disease in the past 40 decades.
Other STDs like chlamydia are also seeing an increase in reported cases...
Montana sees rise in STD cases
Posted: 4:06 PM, Dec 26, 2019
Updated: 7:21 PM, Dec 26, 2019
By: John Riley
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are cautioning people that sexually transmitted diseases (STD) rates are on the rise and approaching record highs.
“In 2019 we’ve seen an increase in STDs reported across the entire state of Montana and nationwide,” said Dana Fejes, DPHHS STD/ HIV program manager. “Overall, Montana’s gonorrhea and syphilis rates have gone up 25 to 30 percent compared to last year.”
Gonorrhea is projected to reach 1,500 hundred cases this year according to DPHHS. That is the highest reported cases of the disease in the past 40 decades.
Other STDs like chlamydia are also seeing an increase in reported cases...