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  2. Syphilis has increased 128% among women in Houston ... - AOL

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    The Houston Health Department has reported a syphilis outbreak, with an increase of 128% among women in the city, and a ninefold increase in congenital cases in Houston and the surrounding Harris ...

  3. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    The first written records of an outbreak of syphilis in Europe occurred in 1495 in Naples, Italy, during a French invasion (Italian War of 1494–98). [11] [42] Since it was claimed to have been spread by French troops, it was initially called the "French disease" by the people of Naples. [103]

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Cases of syphilis hit dangerous record high, CDC says ... - AOL

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    Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A report published Jan. 30 examined the total cases of three ...

  7. Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to ...

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    A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections — called doxyPEP — has been an apparent sleeper hit among gay and bisexual men.

  8. Epidemiology of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    A study called "Are trends in HIV, gonorrhea, and syphilis worsening in western Europe?" in a journal of medicine called BMJ outlines the data collected from 1995 to 2000 on sexually transmitted infections throughout western Europe. As with Russia and China there was a big decline in syphilis before 1980 but a big resurgence during the 1990s. [32]

  9. Mpox on the rise in Chicago: These pictures can help ... - AOL

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    Some of the most common m pox symptoms reported in the current outbreak have been lesions around the genitals and anus, fever, swollen lymph nodes, oral sores and pain when swallowing, per WHO. In ...