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Think you know which states are the easiest to catch a sexually transmitted disease?

Check out the list below to see if you were correct.

BlackDoctor.Org breaks down the list:

10. North Carolina

524 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 6th in gonorrhea and 24th in syphillis transmissions.

9. New York

516 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 16th in gonorrhea and 7th in syphillis transmissions.

8. Texas

494 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 13th in gonorrhea and 6th in syphillis transmissions.

7. Illinois

526 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 10th in gonorrhea and 8th in syphillis transmissions.

6. Arkansas

565 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 7th in gonorrhea and 9th in syphillis transmissions.

5. South Carolina

580 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 4th in gonorrhea and 13th in syphillis transmission rates.

4. Alabama

637 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 3rd in gonorrhea and 15th in syphillis transmission rates.

580 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 4th in gonorrhea and 13th in syphillis transmission rates.

3. Georgia

534 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 5th in gonorrhea and 1st in syphillis transmissions.

2. Mississippi

774 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 1st in gonorrhea and 11th in syphillis transmissions.

1. Louisiana

597 per 100,000 have chlamydia. It ranks 2nd in gonorrhea and 3rd in syphillis transmissions.

Did your state make the list?

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