AOL

With congenital syphilis on the rise, state renews calls to expand testing

Oct. 19—Back when Dr. Jaleh Akhavan was in her residency about five years ago, syphilis was considered a rare sight in a expectant mother. No longer. "Now I probably see it maybe one to two times a ...
Yahoo

"It’s alarming:" Here's why syphilis, a disease once almost eradicated, has come roaring back

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mother holding a newborn baby Getty Images/Halfpoint Images Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a ...
Clinical Advisor

Syphilis Cases in Expectant Mothers Have Dramatically Risen Since the Pandemic: Here’s What’s Driving the Trend

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can ...
The Virginian-Pilot

U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
KJZZ

This completely preventable infection is killing 30 babies in Arizona every year

Congenital syphilis rates are going up here and across the country. But, Arizona is one of the states seeing the highest ...
technologynetworks

Ancient DNA Pushes Syphilis Lineage Back 5,500 Years

Syphilis has a long and contested history, but its true origins remain unresolved. Now, researchers studying ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old human skeleton in Colombia have identified an early ...
Salon

“It’s alarming:” Here’s why syphilis, a disease once almost eradicated, has come roaring back

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study that found women giving birth in the U.S. are three times more likely to have syphilis today than they were approximately ...