2012-12-11

Disease spike in NYC

Study Shows Soaring STD Rates In Many Areas Of New York City
The study said 33 percent of all the ZIP codes in New York City were in the top quintile citywide for multiple sexually-transmitted diseases during a survey taken in 2010. Among the most severe examples is ZIP code 10474 in Hunts Point, the Bronx, where rates of hepatitis C, chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV/AIDS all ranked in the top 20 percent of all New York City ZIP codes.
Disease outbreaks increase during periods of negative social mood.

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