The infection is curable, especially with early diagnosis and treatment. Untreated syphilis can lead to severe health ...

Andrew Gans called syphilis “the great imitator.” As communicable disease bureau chief at the New Mexico Department of Health, Gans is responsible for tracking and responding to conditions spreading ...

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the ...

There were about 30 percent more cases of syphilis across the U.S. in 2021 than in 2020. ... often on hands or feet, as well as small skin growths, white patches in the mouth, fatigue, headaches, ...

Secondary syphilis typically involves a rash on one or more parts of the body, including the palms and soles of the feet, Dr. Murphy explains, as well as general symptoms like fever and swollen ...

Is casual sex, without protection, with one or multiple partners, something that you do often? You may end up with a sexually ...

Reported rates of syphilis among active-duty service members have increased by 40 percent from 2020 to 2022 and doubled from 2014 levels. Defense public health experts say this is an individual ...

Syphilis must be viewed as a public health emergency. As with COVID-19, policymakers can make a difference by removing administrative and resource barriers that can impede the response to syphilis.

Syphilis is skyrocketing, but many people don't seem to care.. That's a huge problem, and it's one of the reasons we ended up in this situation in the first place, experts say. Still, they advise ...

Syphilis cases are rising rapidly nationally. Cases can be confused with monkeypox or herpes. Congenital syphilis cases are most worrisome, up nearly 15% from 2019 and 235% from 2016.

Change in Syphilis Rates and Funding for Syphilis Prevention. H. Chesson, K. Owusu-Edusei Jr. / Social Science & Medicine 67 (2008) 2059–2062 / CDC ...

Syphilis was close to being eradicated in the U.S. in the 1990s. But in the decades since funding for prevention and treatment has stagnated, and the number of cases has risen steadily.