Statistics About Syphilis

Statistics about Syphilis After being on the verge of elimination in 2000 in the United States, syphilis cases have rebounded, Based on very recent data (reported as of April 28, 2014), the yearly total of primary and secondary syphilis cases more than doubled, from 8,724 to 16,663 5.3 cases per The overall per population rate more than doubled to 100,000 реоple Incidence Rate approx I in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA Syphilis by Sex 14.8% The rate of P&S syphilis increased Men (from 8.1 to 9.3 cases per 100,000 men) during 2011-2012 among During this same period, the rate among Women remained unchanged (0.9 cases per 100,000 women) In recent years, young MSM have accounted for an increasing proportion of syphilis cases in the United States. According to information reported from 49 states and the District of Columbia 75% of P&S syphilis cases are among MSM. STD 24/7 Issued by: Source: http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats12/syphilis.htm TESTING .COM %3D