Syphilis cases in Chicago babies more than doubled in two years, study shows While syphilis, a curable sexually transmitted disease, is most often mild in adults, the infection in infants, passed ...

Syphilis bacteria, Treponema pallidum (formerly Spirochaeta pallida) are known to be able ... mild hearing loss, blurry vision, and double vision. She named the same recent sex partner reported ...

Syphilis is one-and-a-half times more common in men than women, ... Other second-stage symptoms include mild fever, headache, weight loss, fatigue, sore throat, swollen glands, ...

The last decade has brought an alarming rise in the number of babies born in the U.S. with syphilis. New CDC data showed more than 3,700 babies born with the disease in 2022, about 10 times the ...

The initial manifestation of syphilis often appears deceptively mild, beginning with what medical professionals call a chancre. This characteristic sore typically develops at the infection site ...

Syphilis in adults usually causes only mild symptoms at first. The classic syphilis chancre, an open sore on the genitals or mouth, is often small and painless.

Syphilis in infants is entirely preventable through early detection and treatment during pregnancy. ... These symptoms may come and go over a period of months, others may only have mild symptoms.

Research on 2,000 year-old bones unearthed in Brazil is attempting to shed some light on the much debated origins of syphilis. ... grew in virulence after initially manifesting as a mild ...

Syphilis often has no symptoms or mild ones so experts say its important to get tested as soon as you know you’re pregnant. This crisis is not confined to Virginia, ...

Syphilis rates in Texas continue to climb, alarming healthcare workers who see the highest increases among pregnant people and newborns. A shortage of treatment is complicating efforts to combat it.

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Regional Health Department reported on Monday that a rise in syphilis cases in the community has been observed. Health officials are now ...