From 2018 and 2022, cases skyrocketed by nearly 80%, totaling more than 207,000. Cases of syphilis have hit the highest rate of new infections since the 1950s, according to a new report from the ...

New CDC data shows a surge of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. in recent years. The most significant rise is in syphilis and congenital syphilis, which occurs when mothers pass on the ...

A notice posted on a bulletin board at the University of Alaska Anchorage's School of Allied Health, seen on Nov. 30, 2022, warns about rising rates of syphilis. The notice provides information about ...

Syphilis typically presents with sores or a rash, but there's a rise in cases without these symptoms Instead, people are coming to doctors with headache, hearing or vision issues Catching syphilis ...

Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert. By Apoorva Mandavilli The rise in sexually transmitted ...

Syphilis cases increased 65% during the past year in Hamilton County, prompting Health Department officials to issue a warning Thursday urging prevention and testing for people who are sexually active ...

BELLEVUE, WA, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine spotlights a pivotal shift in syphilis transmission patterns across the United ...

Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and doctors massaged her tiny chest and held her upside down to clear her lungs of thick mucus, the ...

More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2021 — nearly 6% more than were reported in 2020. Syphilis rates, in particular, leapt to levels not seen ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Without treatment, the stages of syphilis include symptoms that worsen over time. They can lead to severe or possibly fatal complications. Syphilis is a ...

Alaska syphilis case numbers drop a bit after years of increases, but concerning signs remain By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:53am News Disease ...