Elizabeth Whitman with permission from International Business Times reports new cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV are on the rise in Rhode Island, a trend that the state health department attributed in part to social media as people increasingly turn to their phones to arrange "casual and often anonymous sexual encounters." Better testing has also contributed to the rising number of infections, the department said.
"Despite the progress we have made in reducing STDs [sexually transmitted diseases] and HIV over the years, there is more work to do," Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director designee at the Rhode Island Department of Health, said in a release. "This trend reminds us that we cannot become complacent."
"Despite the progress we have made in reducing STDs [sexually transmitted diseases] and HIV over the years, there is more work to do," Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director designee at the Rhode Island Department of Health, said in a release. "This trend reminds us that we cannot become complacent."
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