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==San Francisco and Syphilis==

==San Francisco and Syphilis==

[[Medscape]] recently reported the following in regards to syphilis and [[San Francisco]]:

[[Medscape]] recently reported the following in regards to syphilis and [[San Francisco]]:

{{cquote|During the summer of 1999, an outbreak of early syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) who met their sex partners on the Internet presaged a rapidly expanding syphilis epidemic in San Francisco. By 2002, San Francisco had the highest rates of primary and secondary syphilis of any metropolitan area in the United States.[2] During 1998-2002, the number of early syphilis cases increased, from 41 cases in 1998 to 495 cases in 2002.[3] Concomitant with the increase in early syphilis was an increase in the proportion of cases among MSM, from 22% in 1998 to 88% in 2002.<ref>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/466232</ref>}}

{{cquote|During the summer of 1999, an outbreak of early syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) who met their sex partners on the Internet presaged a rapidly expanding syphilis epidemic in San Francisco. By 2002, San Francisco had the highest rates of primary and secondary syphilis of any metropolitan area in the United States. During 1998-2002, the number of early syphilis cases increased, from 41 cases in 1998 to 495 cases in 2002. Concomitant with the increase in early syphilis was an increase in the proportion of cases among MSM, from 22% in 1998 to 88% in 2002.<ref>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/466232</ref>}}

==Neurosyphilis and Urban Homosexual Populations in the United States==

==Neurosyphilis and Urban Homosexual Populations in the United States==