From 2018 and 2022, cases skyrocketed by nearly 80%, totaling more than 207,000. Cases of syphilis have hit the highest rate of new infections since the 1950s, according to a new report from the ...

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New CDC data shows a surge of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. in recent years. The most significant rise is in syphilis and congenital syphilis, which occurs when mothers pass on the ...

More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2021 — nearly 6% more than were reported in 2020. Syphilis rates, in particular, leapt to levels not seen ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is issuing a new advisory about syphilis. The sexually transmitted disease can cause organ damage and ...

Here’s a gripping conversation starter to bring up over your family’s Thanksgiving feast this year: Health officials in Michigan have identified an alarming cluster of syphilis infections in women’s ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has seen 95 cases of syphilis so far in 2021, more than tripling the number of cases in all of 2020 and 2019. The Health Department put out a health alert Wednesday ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can be cured with antibiotics. But if you don't treat it and you get pregnant, you pass it on to your baby. “You definitely can,” Dr. Sunil Joshi said. ...