Sexual Geography

May, 1991

know your territoryEvery year, the Centers for Disease Control records the total number of new cases of AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhea---the three major sexually transmitted diseases that are required by law to be reported to state health authorities. Researchers calculate the rate of infection per 100,000 population in each state and compile a map charting the shape of the epidemic. The total number for each disease is: AIDS, 43,339; gonorrhea, 734,485; primary and secondary syphilis, 45,861. Do...

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