Syphilis is back on the rise across the United States after being nearly eliminated in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But in ...

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate ...

Tertiary syphilis, which can develop years to decades after the initial infection, is characterized by chronic inflammatory ...

Doctors often don't ask older patients about sex. But as STI cases rise among older adults, both awareness and the question ...

Figure 3. Treponema pallidum, spirochete that causes syphilis. Untreated or inadequately treated syphilis in pregnant women can profoundly affect fetal outcome, resulting in congenital infection ...

The Regional Stop Syphilis Public Launch Event is happening April 29 at Old Dominion University and aims to tackle this issue ...

Drug resistant strains of gonorrhoea are on the rise with many linked to travel to South East Asia - the UKHSA has warned Brits to get tested if they have casual sex ...

The not-for-profit health organization says public health data from 2024 shows 642 reported cases of early syphilis, 330 late cases and 15 congenital cases in newborns whose mothers had untreated ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which also can contribute to a number of negative health outcomes if left untreated. According to the CDC (via US News & World Report), “More ...

Left untreated, syphilis can lead to serious and even life-threatening damage to the brain, spinal cord, heart, liver, blood vessels, joints, eyes and ears. An infection in unborn babies ...