Syphilis
To Wipe Syphilis Out, Eliminate the Disparities
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 22nd, 1999
[helv] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seizing an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate syphilis in the United States.
Despite an overall decrease in syphilis, disparities in race and region persist. African Americans are 34 times as likely to contract the disease as whites. The efforts to control many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like syphilis have historically exposed the many cultural prejudices and anxieties in this country about STDs and sexual health. Syphilis rates are still highest in vulnerable populations, hitting minorities,...
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