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Yakima County suffers gonorrhea outbreak
By Samina Engel Published: Oct 11, 2013 at 6:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 at 6:24 PM PDT
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- It's one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases: gonorrhea.
Caused by bacteria...gonorrhea is transmitted during sex. Unprotected sex and having multiple partners raise the risk.
So far this year, there have been 108 cases in Yakima County. That's a 74% increase over the same period last year. And, more than the total number of cases for all of 2012.
The Washington State Department of Health says the situation is now an outbreak in Yakima County...
Yakima County suffers gonorrhea outbreak
By Samina Engel Published: Oct 11, 2013 at 6:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 at 6:24 PM PDT
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- It's one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases: gonorrhea.
Caused by bacteria...gonorrhea is transmitted during sex. Unprotected sex and having multiple partners raise the risk.
So far this year, there have been 108 cases in Yakima County. That's a 74% increase over the same period last year. And, more than the total number of cases for all of 2012.
The Washington State Department of Health says the situation is now an outbreak in Yakima County...