Rare virus scare.
A rare sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease, term for infections acquired mainly through sexual contact. Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale, that is spreading among gay men in Western Europe could soon appear in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. reported in late October, and American physicians might have a tough time identifying it. Lymphogranuloma venereum lymphogranuloma venereum: see sexually transmitted disease. causes genital ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, and inflammation of the rectum. U.S. health officials may be hard-pressed to contain the disease since it is uncommon and easily misdiagnosed.
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