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CDC: Percentage Of Americans With STD At All-Time High

The percentage of Americans carrying sexually transmitted diseases is at an all-time high, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

More than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States last year.

Dr. Kyle Bernstein is an epidemiologist with CDC's division of STD prevention.

Jorge Valencia was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2016 to 2019.