The Greensboro News & Record corrects errors in its news columns that come to its attention. It also publishes in this space appropriate clarifications.
Part of a sentence was inadvertently dropped in a story Thursday about syphilis cases in Guilford County. The sentence should have read as follows:Symptoms in the first or primary stage - usually one to 12 weeks after infection - include canker sores in the genital area that may disappear without treatment.