Syphilis cases in the United States have reached the highest rate since 1950, with over 207,000 cases diagnosed in 2022.
Rates of syphilis have increased in every age group, including newborns, and there has been a significant rise in cases of congenital syphilis.
Factors contributing to the increase in syphilis cases include substance use, declining condom use, and a lack of sexual health clinics and staff. [ more ]
Surge in syphilis cases drives some doctors to ration penicillin
Syphilis rates in the U.S. are at a 70-year high, posing a significant public health concern.
A shortage of penicillin injections, the go-to treatment for syphilis, has complicated the situation, leading to recommendations for rationing the drug. [ more ]
Syphilislike Diseases Have Plagued Humans for 14,000 Years
Oldest evidence of syphilis-causing microorganisms found in remains of people on the eastern coast of South America 2,000 years ago.
Discovery challenges the theory that Columbus's crew brought syphilis to Europe and pushes back the origins of syphilis by thousands of years. [ more ]
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Babies are losing their lives to a preventable illness. Her job is stopping it
A public health investigator in Los Angeles County is tracking down women of childbearing age who have tested positive for syphilis to prevent transmission to newborns.
Cases of syphilis have increased in L.A. County and across the country, leading to an alarming number of infected newborns.
The number of congenital syphilis cases reported annually among newborns in the U.S. has drastically increased over the past decade. [ more ]