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Syphilis infection in the United States mainly occurs between sexually active adults aged from 20 to 29, with around 20,000 to 30,000 cases reported per year. <!-- Should we estimate how many cases go unreported? -->

Syphilis infection in the United States mainly occurs between sexually active adults aged from 20 to 29, with around 20,000 to 30,000 cases reported per year. <!-- Should we estimate how many cases go unreported? -->

===Homosexuality and Syphilis===

===Syphilis and Homosexuality===

In respect to [[Homosexuality and Syphilis|homosexuality and syphilis]], an early publication to propose the link between homosexuality contributing to the spread of the [[sexually transmitted disease]] syphilis was the [[England|English]] publication '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' in 1962.<ref>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  The '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' made the following statement:  "The importance of homosexual practices in the spread of [[venereal disease]]s has attracted particular attention recently.  It almost seems that these practices are keeping syphilis alive in this country." <ref>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  

In respect to [[Syphilis and Homosexuality|syphilis and homosexuality]], an early publication to propose the link between homosexuality contributing to the spread of the [[sexually transmitted disease]] syphilis was the [[England|English]] publication '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' in 1962.<ref>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  The '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' made the following statement:  "The importance of homosexual practices in the spread of [[venereal disease]]s has attracted particular attention recently.  It almost seems that these practices are keeping syphilis alive in this country." <ref>[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1896863 A.J. King, The Complications of Homosexuality, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 55 October 1962]</ref>  

The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) stated the following regarding homosexuality and syphilis:

The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) stated the following regarding homosexuality and syphilis: