Historical perspective of syphilis in the past 60 years in China： eliminated, forgotten, on the return

Syphilis （historically called lues） is a sexually transmitted disease （STD） caused by the spirochete bacteriumTreponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Syphilis had many alternate names, such as the ＂great pox＂ in order to distinguish it from smallpox, and was given many national attributions, such as...

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Published inChinese medical journal Vol. 126; no. 14; pp. 2774 - 2779
Main Authors Chen, Xiang-sheng, Yin, Yue-ping, Wang, Qian-qiu, Wang, Bao-xi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China National Center for STD Control and Institute of Dermatology,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210042, China 01.07.2013
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China
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
STD
Syphilis - epidemiology
Syphilis - history
Syphilis - prevention & control
中国
历史
性传播疾病
意大利
梅毒
螺旋体
遗忘
China
syphilis
control
elimination
epidemic
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Summary:Syphilis （historically called lues） is a sexually transmitted disease （STD） caused by the spirochete bacteriumTreponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Syphilis had many alternate names, such as the ＂great pox＂ in order to distinguish it from smallpox, and was given many national attributions, such as the French pox, the English pox, and the Italian pox, due to the disease often being spread by foreign sailors and soldiers during their frequent,
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syphilis; epidemic;elimination; control
Syphilis （historically called lues） is a sexually transmitted disease （STD） caused by the spirochete bacteriumTreponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Syphilis had many alternate names, such as the ＂great pox＂ in order to distinguish it from smallpox, and was given many national attributions, such as the French pox, the English pox, and the Italian pox, due to the disease often being spread by foreign sailors and soldiers during their frequent
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ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20123559