There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing [Video]

Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the U.S., scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data.Overall, CDC scientists say, there’s evidence that the nation’s STI epidemic may be slowing down, particularly when it comes to gonorrhea and syphilis, but there’s still a long way to go.”I am encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way about STIs,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. “However, there were still more than 2.4 million STIs reported in the US in 2023, and the impact of STIs on the health of Americans remains severe.”There are more than 30 kinds of bacteria, viruses and parasites that people can pass to their partners while having vaginal, anal or oral sex, the …