I've never been much of a 'fear' monger, but I found this article to be scary.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/6286461.html

Here is a brief 'picture'.


STDS IN HARRIS COUNTY

• HIV: The highest priority for public health investigators. More than 14,000 people have been diagnosed, but it is estimated that 20,000 to 22,000 are living with HIV or AIDS.

• Syphilis: Second-highest priority. Investigators contacted nearly 4,000 people with the infection in 2008.

• Chlamydia: The most commonly reported STD; number of cases jumped to nearly 17,000 in 2008.

• Gonorrhea: Second most common STD with about 6,000 infections reported annually for the last few years.

Source: Houston Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology