secondary syphilis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of secondary syphilis
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 10% from 2022, and newborn syphilis increased by 3% after increasing by an alarming 30% in prior years.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025
Black Americans comprised about 30 percent of primary and secondary syphilis cases.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024
The CDC’s 2020 STD Surveillance Report found cases of gonorrhea rose by 10% to 677,769 infections and primary and secondary syphilis rose by 7% to 133,945 infections since 2019.
From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2022
IN 2000 and 2001, the national rate of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases in the United States reached the lowest since reporting began in 1941.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2019
This explains the statement, that cannot be too often repeated, that the outward evidences of secondary syphilis tend to disappear of themselves, whether or not the patient is treated.
From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by Stokes, John H. (John Hinchman)
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