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When Karolyn sch first heard about the "domino Gang" at Joplin health clinic in Missouri, she ran.
She thought it had something to do with pizza.
Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted through oral, vaginal and anal intercourse.
It can be treated and cured with antibiotics.
Syphilis can cause pain, usually painless, but can spread bacteria to others.
It can also be passed from infected pregnant women to the fetus with the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or birth deformity.
The second stage of the disease causes rashes, swollen lymph nodes, and fever.
The final stage of the disease may result in permanent nerve damage, blindness, or death.
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed plans to eradicate the disease in 1999, infectious syphilis cases have surged in recent years, increasing by 76% nationwide from 2013 to 2017.
The reduction of national and national funds, the collapse of public health infrastructure, the increase in liquidity, the persistence of stigma and the increase in drug use have jointly contributed to the rise of this trend.
In people with active sexual activity, the best way to prevent syphilis is to use latex condoms or dental dams in sexual activity. --
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