STD Increases in Gay Community Concern Health Officials

by Ryan Gierach



The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has declined in much of the nation but remains a problem in select urban areas and among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to several studies presented at the National STD Prevention Conference. Co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Social Health Association, the conference was held in San Diego from March 4 to7.

I think this article is needed and should be read by more people. AIDS is being slowly found to not be caused by HIV alone, but by many of these STDs put together. When people start to realize that they take their lives into their hands just by having sex they will start to live different in hopes of living longer.

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