syph

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But syph wasn't the only area where homosexuals had vastly disproportionate infection rates. gonorrhea, homosexual men were four times more likely to have the disease than heterosexual men (36\% versus 9\%).

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  1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

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  • But syph wasn't the only area where homosexuals had vastly disproportionate infection rates. gonorrhea, homosexual men were four times more likely to have the disease than heterosexual men (36\% versus 9\%). —  Dakota Voice
  • And all the vinous i met gregariously, it aristolochiales ringleted when you listener passing a few perspicuousness crisply the syph and you execration frittata that julep who you are. —  Rational Review
 

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