St. Louis Leads Nation in 2 STD Infection Rates

November 13th, 2007

Whooo! We’re #1!

City leads nation in 2 STD infection rates

By Blythe Bernhard
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
11/13/2007

St. Louis leads the country in infection rates for two of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, according to an annual report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The city has been plagued with high rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea for years. Last year, nearly 7,500 new cases of the diseases were reported.

But this will fix it:

The city’s health department held a task force meeting today to address the issue.

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4 Responses to “St. Louis Leads Nation in 2 STD Infection Rates”

Dimreaper on November 15, 2007 12:14 pm
All I can say on this is:

http://www.despair.com/meetings.html
micalclark on November 16, 2007 8:22 am
Hmmm … Perhaps there’s a correlation … maybe a study should be done to see if STDs cause people to shoot each other ;-)
SuperBadGirl on November 16, 2007 9:12 am
You know, that’s about as sensible a theory as I’ve heard for it.
I would have sworn I heard a third one at superBadGirl… on December 31, 2007 12:01 pm
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