Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Kutztown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Allentown and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 5,012. Kutztown University is located just outside the borough limits to the southwest.
Syphilis infections, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, are passed from person to person during vaginal, anal, or oral sex through direct contact with sores, called chancres. Between 2001 and 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that the syphilis rate increased each year.
What is an STD? A Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), often referred to as a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), is any disease or infection that may be transmitted by human sexual behavior. This includes intercourse, oral sex and anal sex. Transmission of some STDâs can also occur from using an IV needle that has already been used by an infected person as well or by receiving a blood transfusion of infected blood. A mother can pass on some infections to her baby through pregnancy and while breastfeeding.