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Syphilis and neurosyphilis increase to historic levels in BC

Issue: BCMJ, Vol. 55, No. 4, May 2013, page(s) 201-202 Council on Health Promotion
Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
Couple embracing

Syphilis is an age-old sexually transmitted infection (STI) that typically passes through three clinical stages and may be latent (without overt signs or symptoms).

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