Doctors report rise in STDs

Doctors report a rise in venereal diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. According to data from the National Institute of Health, the number of syphilis cases has increased almost fivefold since 1990 and the increase in HIV positive cases looks set to be the highest in 30 years. In the first half of this year, doctors registered 149 HIV positive cases, compared to 253 in the whole of last year. According to data from Motol hospital, the largest hospital in Czechia, there is an increase of 20 to 25 percent in the basic STDs in the summer months.