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

Public Health Sudbury & Districts is encouraging individuals to take part in confidential testing and treatment as soon as ...

Canker sores, or aphthous ulcers, can affect the tongue and other parts of the mouth. A canker sore on the tongue can be painful and make eating difficult. Topical treatments and mouthwashes can help ...

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.

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

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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 ...

The rates of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis are higher in Gateshead than the North East as a whole and nationally, ...