Syphilis

Abstract
WITH the termination of World War II and the return of several million young men to civilian life, the program for the control of syphilis is faced with a great problem. In spite of the lowest wartime venereal-disease rates for any nation in history, it is exceedingly important that consistent effort be maintained to eradicate syphilis. Even extremely efficient military supervision at separation centers cannot prevent the release of some cases of uncontrolled fresh infection. The cessation of large-scale effort by the armed forces requires increased public-health activity. Plans for the future in this respect, in addition to the continued . . .
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