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  2. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded outbreak of syphilis in Europe occurred in 1494/1495 in Naples, Italy, during a French invasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because it was spread geographically by French troops returning from that campaign, the disease was known as "French disease", and it was not until 1530 that the term "syphilis" was first applied by the Italian ...

  3. History of public health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The study began in 1932, when syphilis was a widespread problem and there was no safe and effective treatment. [27] The study was designed to measure the progression of untreated syphilis. By 1947, the new drug penicillin had been shown to be an effective cure for early syphilis and was becoming widely used to treat the disease. [26]

  4. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    1947 New York City smallpox outbreak; 1962-1965 rubella epidemic [2] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak; 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak; 1993 Milwaukee ...

  5. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    1759 North America measles outbreak 1759 North America Measles: Unknown [109] 1760 Charleston smallpox epidemic 1760 Charleston, British North America: Smallpox: 730–940 [110] [111] 1762 Havana yellow fever epidemic 1762 Havana, Cuba: Yellow fever: 8,000 [106] 1763 Pittsburgh area smallpox outbreak 1763 North America, present-day Pittsburgh ...

  6. Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions ...

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    The Houston Health Department is in the midst of what it calls a “rapid community outreach response” because of syphilis cases increased by 128% among women from 2019 to 2022, and congenital ...

  7. Syphilis cases rising quickly in U.S. and Tennessee; seeing ...

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    Syphilis continues to be a problem in Tennessee, state data show. According to the recently available state Department of Health data , syphilis cases rose by 67% from 2016 to 2020 — from 1,459 ...

  8. Disease in colonial America - Wikipedia

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    A particularly virulent sequence of smallpox outbreaks took place in Boston, Massachusetts. most severe epidemic occurred. The entire population fled the city, bringing the virus to the rest of the Thirteen Colonies. [18] Colonists tried to prevent the spread of smallpox by isolation and inoculation. Inoculation caused a mild form of the ...

  9. Syphilis outbreak in Houston leads to 9-fold rise in babies ...

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    The Houston Health Department is responding to an outbreak of syphilis in Houston and Harris Counties. There's been a sharp increase in cases among women.