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A recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) press release reports that the United States is very close to eliminating syphilis. Less than one percent of U.S. counties (smaller political subdivisions in each state in the U.S.) account for half of reported syphilis cases. Only 2.6 people per 100,000 have syphilis in 1999. This is a 19 percent drop in the syphilis rate when compared to last year. With such a low rate of syphilis the CDC is hopeful that this disease could be eliminated soon.
To find out more about syphilis go to the following: fact sheet. Go to the sites above to find out more about this totally preventable and curable sexually transmitted disease. Take Care and Think Microbiologically! Go To Page: 1
The copyright of the article U.S. Seeks To Eliminate Syphilis in Microbiology is owned by Neal Rolfe Chamberlain. Permission to republish U.S. Seeks To Eliminate Syphilis in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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