STD Cases , Surged in the br United States, in 2021.br The CDC warns that cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States continued to increase in 2021.br The CDC warns that cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States continued to increase in 2021.br The CDC warns that cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States continued to increase in 2021.br 'Newsweek' reports that syphilis cases br had the highest annual increase since br President Harry Truman was in the White House.br 'Newsweek' reports that syphilis cases br had the highest annual increase since br President Harry Truman was in the White House.br Truman left office in January of 1953.br Between 2020 and 2021, the U.S. saw almost a br 28 increase in the total number of annual syphilis cases, br with just over 171,000 people having confirmed infections.br Over the same period of time, chlamydia infections were up 3.1, with over 1.6 million cases, and gonorrhea went up 2.8 to nearly 700,000 cases.br Last year, the U.S. saw 2.5 million cases br of these three STDs, with 4.4 more cases br than public health officials detected in 2020.br Over two decades of level funding, br when you account for inflation and br population changes, have effectively br decreased the buying power of public br health dollars and resulted in the reduction br of STI services at the local level, Leandro Mena, Director of the CDC's Division br of STD Prevention, via 'Newsweek'.br However, even prior to the COVID pandemic, the number br of STDs in the U.S. was on the rise, with cases br up as much as 45 from 2012 to 2017.br STIs are preventable by consistently br using condoms, and many STIs br can be cured with antibiotics, Dr. Karen Smith, California Department br of Public Health director, via 'Newsweek'.br Regular testing and treatment are very br important for people who are sexually active, br even for people who have no symptoms. Most people infected with an STI br do not know it, Dr.