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Syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem

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Syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem

A man checks condoms at the AIDS-awareness display at an exhibition in Shanghai March 2, 2006.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of Americans newly infected with syphilis has fallen for the first time in a decade, but sexually transmitted diseases continue to take a staggering toll on the United States, with 19 million new infections each year at a cost of $17 billion annually.

Credit: Reuters/Stringer
Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO
Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:52pm EST

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