Well, I think that this is telling... In the new report from the CDC on Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's), Washington, D.C., the Nations Capitol, won the Triple Crown! They had the highest rate in the nation for Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
D.C. posted a Chlamydia rate of 1,177 cases per 100,000 people, the number two rate was Mississippi at 728 per 100,000. As a comparison, D.C.'s neighbors were 405 - Virginia and 439 - Maryland.
In Gonorrhea, D.C. reported 451.5 cases per 100,000, almost twice Mississippi's rate (again they were number 2) of 256.8. Virginia (134) and Maryland (118) were a good ways down this list as well.
The third part of the Triple Crown, Syphilis, D.C.'s rate was 24.8 cases per 100,000 (primary and secondary). Louisiana had the distinction of being second on this one, with 16.5 cases per 100,000. Third place went to Alabama with 9.7. Neighbors Virginia (3.4) and Maryland (6.7) were again, a ways down the list.
I guess that maybe we should all be sure that we are using some sort of protection when we go to visit our representatives?
If you want to see the report, it is available from the CDC's web site. Just click HERE
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