HIV risk higher for teens who had syphilis, gonorrhea

Infectious syphilis spiked 45 percent in Philadelphia in 2009. Gonorrhea jumped 36 percent in 2010.
Most troubling of all: A new analysis shows that teenagers who have had either one are at 2.5 to 3 times greater risk of contracting far more deadly HIV within the next few years.

Source: http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=166721&44=119383634&32=3796&7=195342&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Ffront_page%2F20110407_HIV_risk_higher_for_teens_who_had_syphilis__gonorrhea.html

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