Although STD cases fell in the pandemic's early months, infections rose again by the end of 2020, with gonorrhea, syphilis and congenital syphilis surpassing 2019 levels, according to a new CDC report.
accounts for the largest proportion of reported STDs. Researchers suspect the reported drop in cases owes to reduced STD screening and underdiagnosis during the pandemic, and not a true reduction in new infections. The decline in reported chlamydia cases contributed to a drop in the number of reported STDs in 2020 -- from 2.5 million cases in 2019 to 2.4 million in 2020.
Combating the rising STD rate will take efforts by several groups, including local health departments, he said. The most important step people can take, Mena said, is to get tested annually for STDs, especially if you are a sexually active teen or engage in risky sex with multiple partners.
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