“The incidence of gonorrhea, which had declined sharply, has risen in the last two years in this country while the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases continue to rise, federal health officials said yesterday.
“The three reported sexually transmitted diseases affect African-Americans disproportionately. The black to white ratios are gonorrhea 18 to 1, syphilis 6 to 1 and chlamydia 8 to 1, Dr. Douglas said in an interview. The reasons for the disparities are not clear. Lack of access to health care may be one problem.
“African-Americans account for 69 percent of all gonorrhea in this country. “The biggest increase in gonorrhea regionally has been in the South, and we do not have a ready explanation for that,” Dr. Douglas said.
TheStateOf . . . You Burnin’. Better put a sock on the pickle y’all, or, better yet, drink a glass of wine and stay at home. The researches don’t need to be so nice. Just tell the truth - there is too much random sex going on in black communities across America.
