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. ...

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

Mississippi leads the nation in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and one is in the spotlight because the state is working to stop the spread, particularly from mom to baby. Overall, Invigor ...

New numbers show a 28% jump in cases over two years. We break down what's behind these numbers. Maternal syphilis rates rose 28% from 2022 to 2024, and untreated infection during pregnancy can cause ...

The sharp rise in maternal syphilis cases has coincided with an alarming spike in congenital syphilis, or cases when a baby becomes infected before birth. In infants, syphilis can be a severe, ...

The epidemic comes after the common sexually transmitted disease was nearly eradicated as part of the AIDS response in the ...

Manitoba is on track to have as many newborns infected with syphilis this year as the entire country did in 2019. The province had recorded 30 cases of congenital syphilis in babies as of Aug. 17, ...

A New York infant who lives outside the city has died from a presumed syphilis infection in the third such case this year, prompting health officials to call for more education and testing. The state ...

Health officials are raising urgent concerns as syphilis infections surge across the United States, with several California ...

Every hour a baby is born in China with syphilis, as the world's fastest-growing epidemic of the disease is fueled by men with new money from the nation's booming economy, researchers say. The easy-to ...