Syphilis is a chronic infection caused by Treponema pallidum, mainly spread via sexual contact, lesions, placenta, or rarely ...

The incidence of syphilis is rising across US populations, with congenital syphilis and drug shortages posing major public ...

The number of babies being born with syphilis has climbed for 12 straight years, continuing even as STIs have declined.

CASES of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to dementia if not treated are on the rise in the UK. Symptoms ...

Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to ...

Johnson County was found to have one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to Iowa’s Department ...

Surveillance data captured from patients in sexual and gender minority groups showed a high prevalence of bacterial STIs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren't seeing the same improvements. Such infections in infants can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems such ...

Developed by the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy, FIGO has released new evidence-based guidance aimed at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced it would repurpose an old, generic drug as a new ...

But cases of congenital or newborn syphilis, in which the infection is transmitted from mother to child, continue to rise.