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 ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective against early syphilis as a three-dose regimen. The ...

If there is no local prenatal care, or if people have financial or other barriers to care, they may not get tested for syphilis or treated if they have it during pregnancy. Credit: Aditya Romansa via ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Once a nearly eradicated disease, it is now making a comeback. Syphilis is on the rise in both Virginia and the rest of the country, as health leaders warn there is a specific spike ...

Congenital syphilis has a seen a dramatic rise since 2019, CDC data shows. The New York State Department of Health (NYDOH) is warning about the risks of congenital syphilis after three infant deaths ...

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 ...

Mississippi is facing a dramatic rise in syphilis cases amid a nationwide surge in the bacterial infection, with the state experiencing an 80% increase in overall cases and a staggering 1,000% ...

SEVEN NEWS. NEW DATA SHOWS SYPHILIS RATES IN NEW MEXICO HAVE DECLINED, BUT REMAIN HIGHER THAN MOST STATES FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, FROM 2023 TO 24, THERE WAS A NEARLY 20% DROP IN REPORTED ...

The U.S. has a growing sexually transmitted disease problem. Syphilis cases in 2022 increased to the highest level since 1950, according to a new report, released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the United States. The average rate of syphilis in the United ...