According to estimations, three most common kinds of Sexually Transmitted Diseases have been sweeping the United States as the number of cases has spiked record high since 2006. As per a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2014 data has suggested that over 1.4 million Chlamydia cases were reported.

Syphilis and gonorrhea cases were not far behind with an overwhelming rise of cases of to about 20,000 and over 350,000, respectively. Most of the cases were seen in younger people belonging to the age group of 15 to 24 years.

Chlamydia is a widespread and curable STD caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. It occurs more in women. It has been in fact estimated that around 1 out of 20 sexually active women from the age group 14 to 24 years suffer from the infection.

The increase in the cases of Gonorrhea was also noticed mostly in younger people. Nearly 20% cases were seen (PDF) in the age group 15 to 19 years, whereas a 33% rise was detected in the age group 20 to 24 years.

Meanwhile, the cases of syphilis are also increasing among homosexual and bisexual men. Although the overall rise in cases for both men and women was 15.1%, men, having sex with men accounted for 90% of new primary and secondary syphilis cases.

Dr. Gail Bolan, director of CDC's Division of STD Prevention, said, “Certainly, this is the first time since 2006 that all three of our notifiable sexually transmitted diseases have increased. Some of the increases are quite alarming”.