Native Americans are hardest hit by syphilis surge
Briefly

Infection rates in this region of the Southwest are among the nation's highest... far worse than anything Wyaco... has seen in her 30-year nursing career.
Simultaneously, congenital syphilis... can cause bone deformities, severe anemia, jaundice, meningitis, and even death.
The rate of congenital syphilis among American Indians and Alaska Natives was triple the rate for African Americans and nearly 12 times the rate for white babies in 2022.
Read at www.npr.org
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