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Rising STD numbers in Hawaii linked to online dating: 'More chances to get infections'
Associated Press Published 9:13 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019 | Updated 11:26 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019
HONOLULU – An increase in sexually transmitted diseases in Hawaii to the highest numbers reported in decades can be linked to the prevalence of online dating, officials said.
Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increased in the state, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.
All three infections were at or near their highest rates in about 30 years, according to the state Department of Health’s Harm Reduction Services Branch.
Health officials recorded 7,732 cases of chlamydia in 2018, up from 5,972 cases in 2008. Gonorrhea more than doubled over the past 10 years from 611 to 1,496 cases. Syphilis infections increased to 180 cases from 38 a decade ago...
Rising STD numbers in Hawaii linked to online dating: 'More chances to get infections'
Associated Press Published 9:13 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019 | Updated 11:26 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019
HONOLULU – An increase in sexually transmitted diseases in Hawaii to the highest numbers reported in decades can be linked to the prevalence of online dating, officials said.
Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increased in the state, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday.
All three infections were at or near their highest rates in about 30 years, according to the state Department of Health’s Harm Reduction Services Branch.
Health officials recorded 7,732 cases of chlamydia in 2018, up from 5,972 cases in 2008. Gonorrhea more than doubled over the past 10 years from 611 to 1,496 cases. Syphilis infections increased to 180 cases from 38 a decade ago...