YAKIMA — The number of gonorrhea cases has been rising and is now at a 30-year high in Yakima County.
County medical officer Dr. Chris Spitters tells the Yakima Herald-Republic it’s a statewide trend.
He says the reason is uncertain. All that officials can say for sure is that people are having more unprotected sex.
The sexually transmitted disease can cause fertility problems in women but it is easily treated with antibiotics.
