Las repercusiones económicas de las enfermedades venéreas / Economic impact of venereal diseases

ABSTRACT

Investments in venereal disease control have had a multibillion dollar beneficial economic impact in the United States of America. The benefits discussed are mainly the savings from costs eliminated by preventing mental disability and premature deaths due to syphilis. There are other types of disabilities and other types of economic losses which have been prevented but for which data are not available