Sexually Transmitted Infection -- United Kingdom
Cases of syphilis in England have jumped 76 percent since 2012, alarming new figures show. The infection, which can cause stroke, paralysis, blindness, or death if left untreated, is becoming more prevalent, particularly among gay men, a report revealed today [5 Jul 2016]. Since 2012, syphilis diagnoses have risen by 76 percent (from 3001 to 5288 in 2015) and gonorrhoea by 53 percent to 41 193. Between 2014 and 2015 alone, there was a 20 percent rise in syphilis cases and an 11 percent rise in
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