ICD-9 code 097 for Other and unspecified syphilis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SYPHILIS AND OTHER VENEREAL DISEASES (090-099).
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Here's a link to the statute in IL: [url]http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=097-0556[/url]
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