Georgia health officials are pleading with the public to incorporate safer sex practices.
This as the state is currently seeing an influx of gonorrhea and syphilis cases.
According to the Georgia Department of Health, new cases of gonorrhea and syphilis jumped 17% in 2021, an unsettling leap from the previous year.
Over the past decade, the cases have seen an overall 60% increase. DeWayne Ford, who is the current director of HIV Prevention Services at AID Atlanta, said the spike is “very disturbing,” eyeing the COVID-19 shutdowns as a breeding ground for sexually transmitted diseases.
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