What caused Baltimore's
syphilis problem to tip?
Not exact matches
GrammarNazi said «I am not validating these criminal activities, but some idiot catching
syphilis is not as bad as an innocent neighborhood getting any of a number of deadly and painful health
problems.»
This becomes especially evident when we consider some of our everyday acronyms: at one time cancer was the «Big C»; children have «to do a BM»; while «
syphilis» may be difficult to utter, «VD» is less of a
problem; the «SOB» may hand out a lot of «BS»; «HO» is to be dreaded; and of course we have our «F --» word.
But
syphilis is a major
problem because the spirochetes stay hidden as round bodies and become part of the person's very chemistry, which they commandeer to reproduce themselves.
WHO also revised guidelines for treating chlamydia and
syphilis, two other important sexually transmitted infections for which resistance is less of a
problem.
Other conditions such as
syphilis, irritation, scarlet fever, vitamin deficiency (especially vitamin B complex), traumatic fibroma, and squamous papilloma have been associated with this
problem.
Traditionally, it was used internally to treat ulcers, stomach inflammation, tuberculosis, jaundice and other liver diseases,
syphilis, and menstrual
problems.
In adults,
syphilis can be transmitted sexually into the eye, causing redness and visual
problems.