Show-Me Mpox Community Threat Amid Rising Missouri STD Rates

We remember that last year newsies and doctors were mandated to STOP saying monkey pox. 

Still . . . The name change doesn't make the disease any less scary. 

Meanwhile . . . STD threats continue to rise in Missouri . . . And so we offer a glimpse at the crisis and links to more info in order to help protect and better inform our blog community . . .

Cases rose during the COVID-19 pandemic as STD-related prevention and care activities were disrupted, and Missouri is seeing the same rate increases. The DHSS said it has especially seen an increase in syphilis and congenital syphilis (when a mother passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy).

In 2015, Missouri had two cases of congenital syphilis. Six years later, that number has increased to 63.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Department of Health Services: STD rates continue to rise nationally and in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said the rate of sexually transmitted diseases continues to rise, after the CDC said they were at an all-time high. Over the past five years, the CDC said it has seen a 74 percent increase in syphilis cases.

Almost 90% of US mpox-related deaths were in Black men, CDC reports

Almost 90% of mpox-related deaths in the United States were among Black men, and nearly all had weakened immune systems, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.From May 2022 to March 2023, 30,235 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with mpox, previously known as monkeypox.

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