Syphilis epidemic raging in China, says study
(AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070112/wl_asia_afp/healthdiseasechina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070112/capt.sge.hjv08.120107001425.photo00.photo.default-512x364.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=wzDt7ATs3drytimYh0Mzww--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A Chinese prostitute is caught in bed with two men at a brothel in Guangzhou, July 2003. Syphilis, virtually eradicated in China under Mao Zedong, has become a viciously-growing epidemic there, driven by prostitution, internal migration and poor health controls, a new study warns.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Syphilis, virtually eradicated in China under Mao Zedong, has become a viciously-growing epidemic there, driven by prostitution, internal migration and poor health controls, a new study warns.</p><br clear="all"/>