Though still less a public health problem than tuberculosis, venereal disease, especially among teenagers, is spreading menacingly in the U.S. In the last five years, the rate of reported cases of infectious syphilis among the 15-19 age group has more than doubled, from 10 in each 100,000 of population in 1956 to 22 last year. The rate of reported gonorrhea among teen-agers has risen from 408 for each 100,000 of population to 428. The total rate of infectious venereal disease among youngsters is almost three times the rate for all age groups.
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