syphilis

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Federal Task Force ramped up educational outreach, prevention services, and surveillance.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

Syphilis can sometimes be treated with one shot of antibiotics, but if the disease is more advanced it can take three shots given roughly a week apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Syphilis cases increased by 15% from 7,543 to 8,692.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

Syphilis was nearly eliminated in the United States in 2000; rates of gonorrhea, too, were declining around that time.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

“Notice of the appearance of Syphilis in Scotland in the last years of the fifteenth century.”

From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing