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   The U.S. Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) most recent data on   
   the spread of sexually transmitted diseases reveals that among   
   homosexual black men the syphilis rates rose a staggering 134%   
   between 2009 and 2010. During the same time frame, syphilis   
   rates among the general population fell by 1.6%.   
      
   CDC data “show a significant increase in syphilis among young   
   black men who have sex with men (MSM), suggesting that new   
   infections among MSM are driving the increase in young black   
   men,” the CDC report stated. “The finding is particularly   
   concerning as there has also been a sharp increase in HIV   
   infections among this population.”   
      
   The CDC has estimated that practicing homosexual men account for   
   61% of the new HIV infections in the United States, driven by an   
   alarming increase in new infections among young black homosexual   
   men - a 48% increase in the period of 2006-2009.   
      
   “Studies suggest that people with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or   
   syphilis are at increased risk for HIV,” the CDC report   
   concludes. “Given the increase in both syphilis and HIV among   
   young black gay and bisexual men, it is particularly urgent to   
   diagnose and treat both diseases.”   
      
       
      
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