Collected Item: “Even the Pandemic Didn't Stop STDs From Spreading in the U.S.”
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Even the Pandemic Didn't Stop STDs From Spreading in the U.S.
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This is a news story from Bloomberg by Madison Muller and Ella Ceron. According to recent reports, the overall amount of STDs went down with the lockdowns in early 2020, but then started to rise again near the end of 2020. Gonorrhea, syphilis and congenital syphilis all surged later in the year to exceed 2019 totals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in the report. Chlamydia remained the most common STD for the year, although cases declined overall, likely because of under-diagnosis.
Possible reason why the numbers may be decreased for the beginning of 2020 might not be because of the lockdowns entirely. Some people in 2020 skipped doctor's appointments where they could have gotten diagnosed, in addition to resources being low during the height of the pandemic.
Other trends included in this study are the rates of health insurance among certain demographics. Black people, in addition to LGBTQ people, are shown to have lower rates of having health insurance.
Possible reason why the numbers may be decreased for the beginning of 2020 might not be because of the lockdowns entirely. Some people in 2020 skipped doctor's appointments where they could have gotten diagnosed, in addition to resources being low during the height of the pandemic.
Other trends included in this study are the rates of health insurance among certain demographics. Black people, in addition to LGBTQ people, are shown to have lower rates of having health insurance.
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sexual health, health, CDC, healthcare, health insurance, LGBTQ, Black, ASU, HST580
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-12/common-stds-rose-in-2020-despite-covid-lockdowns-cdc-study-shows
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Madison Muller and Ella Ceron
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2022-04-12