STD's--an epidemic.Ottawa, ON -- A spike in sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely is being described by Canadian gynecologists as an "epidemic." The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada has highlighted alarming statistics from Canada's Public Health Agency indicating that since 1997 there has been an 89 percent increase in gonorrhea gonorrhea (gŏnərē`ə), common infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), involving chiefly the mucous membranes of the genitourinary tract. , a 70 per cent increase in chlamydia chlamydia (kləmĭd`ēə), genus of microorganisms that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals. Psittacosis, or parrot fever, caused by the species Chlamydia psittaci, , and a staggering 908. percent increase in syphilis rates in the country (LifeSiteNews.com, Jan. 20, 2006). |
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