10 Most Sexually Diseased States in America

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5. South Carolina

Chlamydia: 569,9

Gonorrhea: 169,8

Primary and secondary syphilis: 6,1

South Carolina ranks 18th in rates of primary and secondary syphilis with 16 cases of congenital syphilis recorded from 2011 through 2015. It is ranked 7th among 50 states in chlamydial infections and ranks very high (4th place) in gonorrheal infections. It is ranked 17th when it comes to the rate of HIV diagnosis in 2015. In this year, 694 persons in South Carolina were diagnosed with HIV.

10 Most Sexually Diseased States in America

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