Talk:Syphilis

Widespread? In this day and age? --Ghoti 20:02, 26 May 2007 (EDT)

In the United States, health officials reported over 32,000 cases of syphilis in 2002. Atlanta Center for Disease Control

• But the disease could be unreported by a factor of five, much as rape is underreported (by a factor of ten). --Ed Poor 21:08, 26 May 2007 (EDT)

• • I'm not sure that 160,000 in a country of over 300 million is exactly "widespread". That's about .05% of the population. JoshuaZ 22:32, 26 May 2007 (EDT)