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Daily Record
Daily Record
Health
Sophie Law

Little-known symptoms of syphilis and gonorrhoea as STI cases hit record levels

Sexually transmitted infections are sweeping the UK as cases for certain STIs have reached their highest levels in more than 70 years.

Gonorrhoea cases have now hit record levels in the UK, with syphilis having the most diagnoses since just after the Second World War in 1948.

A stark warning has been issued by the government as the latest data reveals there were more than 400 new STIs diagnosed every day in 2022.

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