A history of adequately treated syphilis before pregnancy is associated with more than a 100-fold increase in congenital syphilis risk.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can ...

Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...

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Syphilis can be effectively treated — and cured — with antibiotics such as penicillin, particularly when caught in its early ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a grant agreement with the state to ...

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to PEOPLE to explain ...

"Syphilis cases in England are now at their highest level in decades, and the harm caused by late or missed diagnosis is ...

File photo: This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema ...

A strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) appears to be rapidly losing effectiveness against gonorrhea ...