Rather than put up an obit for Robert Culp (you're only missing my "I Die" rejoinder), I found something far more interesting and post-worthy.Facebook has been linked to a resurgence in the sexually-transmitted disease syphilis, according to health experts. So much for just getting carpal-tunnel...
The virus has increased fourfold in Sunderland, Durham and Teesside - areas of Britain where Facebook is most popular, because it has given people a new way to meet multiple partners for casual sexual encounters. Finally, the interweb lives up to it's potential! The director of public health in Teesside said staff had found a link between social networking sites and the rise in cases, especially among young women.
“Syphilis is a devastating disease. Anyone who has unprotected sex with casual partners is at high risk. He added, "There has been a fourfold increase in the number of syphilis cases detected with more young women being affected. Hmmm, maybe they ought to just stop banging the same nasty guy?
"I don't get the names of people affected," the director was quick to point out, clearing the air as if his research was a veiled way to meet loose young women, " just figures. I saw that several of the people had met sexual partners through these sites." And then wondered how he could do the same. "Social networking sites are making it easier for people to meet up for casual sex," a quote that is beyond obvious.
In Teesside there were 30 recorded cases of syphilis last year, but the true figures are expected to be much higher. Research has shown that young people in Sunderland, Durham and Teesside were 25% more likely to log onto social networking sites than those in the rest of Britain. And clearly, that's where the easy meat is, so get at 'em! A Facebook spokesman said: users should "take precautions" and be careful when meeting up with anyone they have met online. No, not a background check...just maybe a rubber.
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