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.

A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective as three doses for early syphilis, including in people with HIV, ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a rise in cases of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead ...

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

I read that in the 1700s, animal blood was transfused into humans to cure syphilis. Is this true? — T.U. ANSWER: The story is a bit more complicated. Transfusion from animals into humans was certainly ...

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

A single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G has been proven to work just as well in treating early syphilis as the commonly used three-dose regimen in the United States and other ...

A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is as effective as three weekly doses for treating patients with early syphilis, ...