2 Louisiana Cities Near Top in STD Rates in Nation

😟What Does Planned Parenthood Say About the STD Problem?

😟What Are the Most Common STD’s?

😟What City Has the Most STD Cases?

😟What Louisiana Cities Make the List?

SHREVEPORT, LA – Louisiana is one of the states that always faces challenges on the health care front. We have thousands and thousands of unhealthy residents. You will find our state on lists for the fattest, laziest, and most prone to disease.

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Well guess what? Two Louisiana cities are in the top five in the country for having the most cases, per capita of STD’s (sexually transmitted diseases).

What Does Planned Parenthood Say About the STD Problem?

STDs are infections that are spread from one person to another, usually during vaginal, anal, and oral sex. They’re really common, and lots of people who have them don’t have any symptoms. Without treatment, STDs can lead to serious health problems.

 What Are the Most Common STD’s?

The Centers for Disease Control has put out this list:

Bacterial Vaginosis
Chlamydia.
Gonorrhea.
Hepatitis.
Herpes.
HIV/AIDS & STDs.
Human Papillomavirus
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis

This latest data takes a look at STD’s in America’s biggest cities and the
InnerBody.com report explains the methodology:

"All of the STD data found in our report — including case statistics for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia — are from the CDC's latest data release. Syphilis data includes only primary and secondary syphilis cases and does not include congenital and early latent syphilis cases. HIV cases are not reported in some cities. Statistics for other relatively common STDs, such as herpes, are not collected by the CDC at this time and hence are leftout of our analysis."

What City Has the Most STD Cases?

 The big winner or should I say loser is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

STD Cases / 100K Population - 1,504
HIV Cases- 618
Chlamydia Cases - 15,442
Gonorrhea Cases - 10,854
Syphilis Cases - 1,170
Memphis is 2^nd on the list this year with Jackson, MS 3^rd.

What Louisiana Cities Make the List?

New Orleans is 4^th on the list.

STD Cases / 100K Population 1,450

HIV Cases 271

Chlamydia Cases 9,471

Gonorrhea Cases 4,239

Syphilis Cases 4,441

Baton Rouge lands in the 5^th spot right behind St. Louis.

STD Cases / 100K Population 1,332

HIV Cases 170

Chlamydia Cases 6,360

Gonorrhea Cases 3,312

Syphilis Cases 182

Other Findings in the Report on STD's

“The South continues to suffer — but even more so — relative to other regions of the country.”

The numbers show “Syphilis rates are on a disturbing and deadly rise, with tragic consequences for newborns.”

Provo, Utah is the city in the U.S. with the lowest rate of STD’s.