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Idaho Sees Increase In STD Rates

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Drew Oliver creates plush toy replicas of microbes at 1,000,000 times their actual size. These syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea microbes are compliments of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Idaho has seen a substantial increase in sexually transmitted disease rates in the past year. Gonorrhea rates in the Magic Valley have gone up more than 200%. We look at this trend and efforts to stop the spread of STDs with representatives from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Central District Health Department.

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