June 12, 2007
Syphilis Rise Worries Health Workers
While HIV cases have remained relatively steady, health officials here and across the country are worried that a sharp rise in syphilis, which is easily curable if detected, could fuel an increase in HIV and AIDS, which are not. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that most of the nationwide increase in syphilis involved homosexual men, who made up almost two-thirds of cases in 2003. The rate of the two most infectious types of syphilis rose by 70 percent between 2001 and 2005. The rate among men is now six times higher than in women. A decade ago it was roughly the same. Full story...
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