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Gonorrhea Cases Rise Sharply In Alaska
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MedWorm on 12 March, 2010 12:00:00
 
Alaska health officials have reported that the state's gonorrhea rates increased
by 69% in 2009 after remaining steady for years, the Anchorage Daily News
reports. Susan Jones of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said
the increase is the biggest one-year jump since the 1970s. Gonorrhea is sexually
transmitted and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and
miscarriages in women; eye problems in newborns; and infections in men. It is
frequently accompanied by chlamydia and can be treated with antibiotics
(Shinohara, Anchorage Daily News, 3/10)... (Source: Health News from Medical
News Today)