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most county in the state, has 1,534 Chlamydia cases per 100,000 population. This is nearly three

Communicable diseases are a major concern ranging from local issues to global issues. Communicable diseases are diseases that are spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The transmission often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or other bodily fluid. They are of major concern due to the health issues that are brought and the complications involved if not treated. This paper explores Miami Dade County communicable diseases that are mostly common. These diseases are hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. The incidence rates are given and some are even compared to the nationwide numbers. Age differences may show higher rates or lower rates. It appears that most

Starting from December of 2014, the Indiana State Department of Health began documenting an alarming high number of new and suspected cases of HIV in Scott County. At the end of April 2015, the number of newly confirmed HIV infections had raised risen to epidemic proportions from 30, in late 2014, to 135. Of the 135 people found to be HIV positive, 114 (84.4%) were co-infected with HCV. The average age was 35 years and just over half were male (54.8%). Those mostly affected people were white. The health officials report indicated that no infants were tested positive, although a small number of pregnant women had. Ten women in the cluster were identified as sex workers. Each affected person typically reported nine other individuals he or she had shared needles with, had sexual contact with, or knew might be at risk for HIV (Indiana State Department of Health, 2016).

The World Health Organization defines sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as infections that are mainly passed through person to person sexual contact (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). Some of the more common infections include syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and genital herpes (World Health Organization [WHO], 2012). Every year about 19 million new STI cases are reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2011). Such high incidence rates cause the U.S health care system 17 billion dollars a year (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2011). Beyond having increased costs STIs also have a huge social impact on society.

○ Immigrants residing in rural North Carolina and southeastern U.S have the highest HIV and STD infection rates

The state of Georgia is still ranked high for the many HIV/AIDS reported cases.  HIV?AIDS affected gays, teenager and especially African-American women because little is known about family planning. Even though HIV is not considered the primary cause of death for Americans, it is considered the leading cause of death for particular age groups.  The HIV/AIDS budget has decrease and many services had been reduced. Many programs and organization in Georgia like the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are developing ways to minimize the spread of this disease, with a requirement of a new approach on prevention, treatments, testing and education those living with HIV often. Not many people living with HIV know the knowledge of transmission

Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States are on the rise after several years of decline. Three STD’s in particular are a concern to health care providers: gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. The CDC reports that the reports for chlamydia are up 27% from four years ago (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The numbers are even more startling when looking at these three STD’s in St. Louis city. I ask these questions when writing the brief: 1.) Does St. Louis address these rising concerns differently than other metropolitan areas in the nation? And 2.) What have other cities done in the United States to combat the growing number of teenagers and young adults with STDs.

There are many sites that parents need to talk to their children about and regulate such as facebook, snap chat, Instagram, Hot or Not, You tube, skype and twitter are just a few. This has become more of a challenge for parents to protect their children. The youth today do not realize the dangers that they may encounter on a daily basis. In the United States all states allow minors to consent to their own health services for sexually transmitted diseases. Today children are developing at a much faster rate and having sex at an earlier age unlike previous generations. Some of the action items that we can do to help reduce the occurrences in our youth is to have them tested yearly and educate our youth on the causes and prevention methods. There are injections that help prevent some of the STD’s such as the HPV vaccination. Scientist are still doing research on more vaccines that may later on be able to help reduce these diseases. But until then we need to make sure that our children are equipped with the knowledge about these diseases. Most of the youth do not realize that by using barriers such as condoms, birth control, or topical

Sexually transmitted diseases are a major public health concern in America today. The Centers for Disease control estimate that sexually transmitted diseases cost the U.S. heath care system as much as $15.3 billion each year. (Dougherty, 2010) Each year 19 million people become infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Half of the people that become infected every year are between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, and may not even know they are infected. (Dougherty, 2010) One in four of the as many as 12 million new sexually transmitted disease infections that occur each year will occur in someone between the ages of 16 and 19. (Haggerty, 2009) Where by some estimates about half of all people will contract a sexually transmitted disease at some point in their life, almost no one will speak of having one. During the transition between childhood and adulthood biological development drives young people for social status. It is during these times that many teens decide that having sex is a good idea but under education about the consequences of their actions can cause unwanted results. (Haggerty, 2009) Sexually transmitted diseases can be a significant problem as young adults enter childbearing years, causing infertility and pregnancy complications (Kaestle and Waller, 2011)

Duval County has the highest percentage of population of HIV mostly affected by risky sexual behavior (FDOH, n.d.). In this paper, I will discuss HIV tests and mortality rate among African American male less than 65 years of age in Duval County.

According to healthypeople.gov/2020, the spread of STIs in a community can be directly attributed to social, economic, and behavioral factors. Such factors may cause serious obstacles to STI prevention due to their influence on social and sexual networks, access to and delivery of care, willingness to seek care, and social norms regarding sexuality. Among certain vulnerable populations, historical experience with segregation and discrimination exacerbates the influence of these factors (Healthy People 2020, n.d.). Peoria County, where my hospital is located has a large population of low socio economic patients, which are at a greater risk of contracting STIs through risky sexual behavior and lower educational awareness of these diseases. In 2013, the rate of Chlamydia in Peoria County was 1.7 times greater than the rate of Chlamydia in the United States with some zip codes within the county being 4.9 times greater than the

In the United States every year there are 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (CDC, 2011). One half of those cases are in adolescents and young adults, which cover the ages 15-24 years old (CDC, 2011). Even though this age range only represents 25% of those who are sexually experienced in the United States, they make up an astonishing number of STI cases, which shows how high the prevalence is of STIs in this population (CDC, 2011). In just sexually active female adolescents alone, there are one in four diagnosed with an STI (CDC, 2014).

“The spread of STDs is directly affected by social, economic, and behavioral factors. Such factors may cause serious obstacles to STD prevention due to their influence on social and sexual networks, access to and provision of care, willingness to seek care, and social norms regarding sex and sexuality. Among certain vulnerable populations, historical experience with segregation and discrimination exacerbates the influence of these factors” ‌(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [ODPHP], n.d., para. 8). Whites have been less likely to contract a STD, unlike other racial and ethnic groups such as African Americans, Hispanic and American Indians. Young men who have sex with the

The presentation was held at a local urgent care center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was in a PowerPoint format and presented to patients coming to the clinic to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The presentation outlined transmission of STDs, prevention, testing, common symptoms and local resources. “There were more cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported in the United States last year than ever before, according to new federal data. Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis — three of the most common S.T.D.s — grew for the second consecutive year, with sharper increases in the West than other regions. And while all three diseases are treatable with antibiotics, most cases continue to go undiagnosed,

Pregnancy and sex-based diseases have become an unfortunate reality for teens in our society. Sexually active teens as young as 13 years old are contracting harmful and dangerous diseases that threaten their lives. Staggering amounts of teenagers, around three million, have unprotected sex, from which they unfortunately contract STDs (Besharov 1). While some teenagers do not know the dangers of unprotected sex, such as STDs, others just choose to ignore them (Basso 125). Teen pregnancy is also very prevalent all over the world. Even though teen pregnancy rates in the United States are at a low, teens that are not educated in safe sex are still at risk of becoming pregnant. Some teens are even getting pregnant, just so they do not lose their boyfriend, or for attention. While children are wonderful, many teens are not mentally and/or physically prepared for children so young. For many people, it is believed that many teens are pressured to have unsafe and dangerous intercourse by the media. Although some teens (13-19) have unprotected sex early on purpose, many are influenced by sex-based commercials and advertisements because of lack of contraceptive ads, parental control, and sexual content in movies and TV show.