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Public Health
- World War II
- 170,000 infected US servicemen are treated prior to be placed on active duty
- 1943: Government creates rapid treatment centers that provide 5-10 days of continuous infusion arsenic compound therapy
- Centers also provide mechanism to treat servicemen as necessary prior to discharge
- 1944-1946: Over 50,000 US servicemen are treated with penicillin prior to discharge
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