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B.C. experiencing highest rates of infectious syphilis in the last 30 years

Mornings with Simi

English - October 07, 2019 19:38 - 6 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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It feels like there’s never been more awareness about our human health. Whether it’s physical or emotional, we’re having more and more conversations about what we need to do to stay healthy and look after ourselves.

And yet, here in BC, we’re actually experiencing the highest rates of one infectious disease for 30 years. It’s syphilis. 

 

Guest: Dr. Mark Gilbert

Medical director for Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control

It feels like there’s never been more awareness about our human health. Whether it’s physical or emotional, we’re having more and more conversations about what we need to do to stay healthy and look after ourselves.


And yet, here in BC, we’re actually experiencing the highest rates of one infectious disease for 30 years. It’s syphilis. 


 


Guest: Dr. Mark Gilbert


Medical director for Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control