STD rates rise in Iowa

ALYX: WELCOME BACK. NEW THIS MORNING, STD AWARDS GO IN IOWA. This is what worries health officials across the state. LAUREN DONOVAN FROM KCCI IS IN THE PRESS ROOM THIS MORNING. LAUREN, LOOKING FOR RECENT DATA, AND JUST HOW MUCH IS BAD LAUREN: MORE THAN 14,000 CHLAMYDIA CASES, AN INCREASE OF 5.3% FROM 2017. BUT WITH A 30% INCREASE IN REPORTS, THIS IS MORE THAN 4,800 CASES OF GONORRHEA. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS SAY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF MORE PEOPLE ARE EXAMINED OR THE NUMBER OF CASES ARE INCREASED. BUT THIS IS A BUTTON SUPERIOR, CURRENTLY Seen ON THE NATIONAL SCALE, That's why they are concerned. CENTERS FOR THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES IN WHICH THEY HAVE SEEN A CONSTANT INCREASE SINCE 2013, THE OFFICERS TROPY TO FIND IT, BECAUSE PREVENTION AND TESTING ARE AS EASY AS IT SHOULD NOT BE AS SERIOUS. CONDOMS CAN GO LONG TERM, BUT MANY PEOPLE NEVER SHOW SYMPTOMS WHEN THEY HAVE AN STD, THAT IS WHY HAVE REGULAR CONTROL IF YOU ARE ACTIVATED SO SO IMPORTANT. ANOTHER SUGGESTION – USE ANTIBIOTICS BEFORE CONTRACTING AN STD. The nurse says it is more difficult to get someone treated without him. As we develop resistance to these antibiotics, our treatment options are becoming less and less important. LAUREN: The CDC says men and women can benefit from HPV vaccine or human papillomavirus vaccines, for example, to protect themselves from the most common diseases. IN MANY CASES, IT PROTECTS AGAINST CAPITAL CANCER AND GENITAL LIFE WAVES. YOUNG GIRLS UNTIL WOMEN 26 YEARS ARE RECOMMENDED TO GET ONE. TEEN entertained them until they became 21-year-old men are also recommended. YOU MUST ALSO CHECK IF YOU HAVE IMMUNED FOR THE HEPATITIS B IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IMMUNIZED WHEN YOU ARE YOUNGER. IN THE NEXT HALF WEAR, WE LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN BE PROAC

STD rates rise in Iowa

Updated: 06:49 AM CDT 8 Apr 2019

STD rates are on the rise in Iowa, which worries health officials all over the state. In 2018, in Iowa, there were more than 14,000 cases of chlamydia. This is an increase of 5% over 2017. There were 4,800 cases of gonorrhea, an increase of 30%. KCCI's Lauren Donovan reviewed the recent data and has more.

DES MOINES, Iowa –

STD rates are on the rise in Iowa, which worries health officials all over the state.

In 2018, in Iowa, there were more than 14,000 cases of chlamydia. This is an increase of 5% compared to 2017.

There were 4,800 cases of gonorrhea, an increase of 30%.

KCCI's Lauren Donovan reviewed the recent data and has more.