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.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), also called âSexually Transmitted Infectionsâ (STIs) are diseases that spread through person to person contact. The danger of STDs, is that many do not show symptoms. Left untreated, they can have long-term complications.For example, symptoms from syphilis may disappear, but syphilis remains in the body and can cause damage to the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones and more.he human papillomavirus (HPV), the most commonly transmitted STD in the U.S., is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. HPV is not only transmitted by vaginal, anal, or oral sex, but also skin-to-skin contact.