STDs on the rise in Alaska

New numbers from the state show sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in Alaska. Alaska already has some of the highest rates in the country.
Chlamydia rose half a percent from 2015 to 2016, with about 5,700 new cases reported. Of those cases,79 percent are from people under the age of 29. Chlamydia is the most common STD in the Nation, and Alaska has the highest infection rate in the country.There was a huge uptick in gonorrhea — 31 percent from 2015 to 2016.Northern Alaska and th