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U.S. Syphilis Rate Grows for 7th Year in Row
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Early stages of infection are easily cured with the antibiotic penicillin. Late stages of the disease can develop in about 15 percent of people who have not been treated. Untreated syphilis can eventually damage internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. The damage can be serious enough to cause death, according to the CDC.
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For more on STDs, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Last updated 3/12/2008
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SOURCES: March 12, 2008, teleconference with Hillard Weinstock, M.D., and John Douglas, director, both with the Division of STD Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
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