Sex Diseases Increasing in People 50+

March 16, 2001 3:22 PM

Sex Diseases Increasing in People 50+ The incidence of AIDS in people 50 and older is growing at a rate twice as fast as for people younger than 50, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But that's largely been ignored by the health-care profession, say longtime health educators.
posted by jhiggy (3 comments total)

"Grandpa, I think it's time that you and I had a talk about sexual disease prevention." Nice.
posted by Optamystic at 5:59 PM on March 16, 2001

Or -- get this -- maybe it's just that people with STDs are living longer...
posted by Dark Messiah at 8:01 PM on March 16, 2001

Personally, I blame it all on Viagra.
posted by kindall at 8:30 PM on March 16, 2001