secondary syphilis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of secondary syphilis
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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In the national 2023 data, there was a 13% decline in primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men.
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
Secondary Syphilis.—The following description of secondary syphilis is based on the average course of the disease in untreated cases.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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