Syphilis Is on the Rise. Here’s What You Need to Know

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Syphilis Is on the Rise. Here’s What You Need to Know

By Anissa Durham | Word In Black (WIB) - Thanks to the arrival of penicillin, improved access to health care, and public health campaigns, rates of syphilis decreased throughout the 20th century. But that started to change in the early 2000s — and now a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rates […]

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