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FILE - This 1971 microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea. (CDC via AP, ...

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 pallidum ...

The number of babies being born with syphilis in the U.S. kept increasing last year, even as the number of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the country dropped, according to new ...

Cases of newborn syphilis in the United States have risen for the past 12 years, despite a slowdown in the past year or two, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases. According the the CDC, newborn ...

In 2024, U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing, according to CDC data published Sept. 24. The U.S. recorded 3,941 newborn syphilis ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Congenital syphilis is passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or birth and can cause significant health problems if it’s not caught early. “It can affect their mental ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted Wednesday. Tylenol pregnancy ...