State: Group sex may have sparked teen syphilis outbreak

 
BY SUSAN SIMPSON | Published: March 26, 2009   


State Health Department officials say group sex parties may have led to an outbreak of 10 cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, among teenagers in central Oklahoma.

photo - Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis, is seen in this image from wikipedia.org.
Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis, is seen in this image from wikipedia.org.

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While syphilis is not rare and can be cured, officials are concerned because it’s not often seen in youths and can lead to serious health problems if untreated. They also are worried...
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