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Rise of syphilis surge amidst COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: A neglected concern

INTRODUCTION: Syphilis is a treatable but highly contagious sexually transmitted disease (STI) that has a long history of infecting millions of people from diverse ethnicities and is mainly considered promiscuity. An uprise in syphilis cases is noted in the Coronavirus pandemic. This short communica...

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Autores principales: Nazir, Abubakar, Masood, Waniyah, Ahmad, Shahzaib, Nair, Anagha M., Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde, Khan, Hadin Darain, Farid, Shahzaib, Raza, Muhammad Asad, Audah, Kholis Abduachim
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9339075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35937637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104239
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author Nazir, Abubakar
Masood, Waniyah
Ahmad, Shahzaib
Nair, Anagha M.
Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde
Khan, Hadin Darain
Farid, Shahzaib
Raza, Muhammad Asad
Audah, Kholis Abduachim
author_facet Nazir, Abubakar
Masood, Waniyah
Ahmad, Shahzaib
Nair, Anagha M.
Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde
Khan, Hadin Darain
Farid, Shahzaib
Raza, Muhammad Asad
Audah, Kholis Abduachim
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description INTRODUCTION: Syphilis is a treatable but highly contagious sexually transmitted disease (STI) that has a long history of infecting millions of people from diverse ethnicities and is mainly considered promiscuity. An uprise in syphilis cases is noted in the Coronavirus pandemic. This short communication discerns salient factors precipitating the syphilis upsurge, implications, current efforts, and recommendations. DISCUSSION: A decrease in funds and investments for public health clinics during COVID-19 because the funds have been diverted for treating COVID-19 has resulted in a dramatic rise in syphilis. The main determinants of the increased spread of syphilis during the COVID-19 pandemic include unsafe sexual activities, reduced STI screening, lack of sufficient staff during the pandemic, and abandoning of STI programs and services. RECOMMENDATIONS: We recommend high-risk screening clinics and effective telehealth programs to combat against rising STI burden in the US.
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spelling pubmed-93390752022-08-01 Rise of syphilis surge amidst COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: A neglected concern Nazir, Abubakar Masood, Waniyah Ahmad, Shahzaib Nair, Anagha M. Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde Khan, Hadin Darain Farid, Shahzaib Raza, Muhammad Asad Audah, Kholis Abduachim Ann Med Surg (Lond) Short Communication INTRODUCTION: Syphilis is a treatable but highly contagious sexually transmitted disease (STI) that has a long history of infecting millions of people from diverse ethnicities and is mainly considered promiscuity. An uprise in syphilis cases is noted in the Coronavirus pandemic. This short communication discerns salient factors precipitating the syphilis upsurge, implications, current efforts, and recommendations. DISCUSSION: A decrease in funds and investments for public health clinics during COVID-19 because the funds have been diverted for treating COVID-19 has resulted in a dramatic rise in syphilis. The main determinants of the increased spread of syphilis during the COVID-19 pandemic include unsafe sexual activities, reduced STI screening, lack of sufficient staff during the pandemic, and abandoning of STI programs and services. RECOMMENDATIONS: We recommend high-risk screening clinics and effective telehealth programs to combat against rising STI burden in the US. Elsevier 2022-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9339075/ /pubmed/35937637 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104239 Text en © 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Nazir, Abubakar
Masood, Waniyah
Ahmad, Shahzaib
Nair, Anagha M.
Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde
Khan, Hadin Darain
Farid, Shahzaib
Raza, Muhammad Asad
Audah, Kholis Abduachim
Rise of syphilis surge amidst COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: A neglected concern
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title_fullStr Rise of syphilis surge amidst COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: A neglected concern
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title_short Rise of syphilis surge amidst COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: A neglected concern
title_sort rise of syphilis surge amidst covid-19 pandemic in the usa: a neglected concern
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9339075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35937637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104239
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