New Report: Syphilis on the rise among Minority Gay Men

This is not good at all. A new study show a rise in Syphilis cases in young gay minority men.

Here's the scoop

"Using data from 27 states, CDC researchers found that between 2005 and 2008, the syphilis rate among black gay and bisexual men rose at an 8-times faster clip compared with their white counterparts.


"Hispanic gay and bisexual men, meanwhile, had more than twice the increase of white men."


Health officials, Reuters reports, are concerned with the new data not only because of syphilis infections but also because the sexually transmitted disease makes individuals more susceptible to HIV infection.

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