STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - There has been a rise in reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) -- people passing down syphilis to ...

The number of primary and secondary syphilis cases in young women rose dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to illicit drug use and the exchange of drugs for sex. Of infants born to ...

Whether persons who are serofast are at risk for progression to later stages of infection, that is, neurosyphilis or cardiovascular syphilis is unclear. However, given the rarity of neurosyphilis ...

Catrone said the eight-county region had two cases last year where a baby got syphilis from the mother prior to birth and three cases of that this year. Nearly 4,000 babies were born with syphilis ...

Congenital syphilis is a chronic infection that affects multiple organs. It may lead to premature birth or stillbirth. Even if the baby is born without any symptoms, bone deformities, eye disease ...

Cases of syphilis have increased in Missouri over 600% since 2013. Often, it is diagnosed late. Black Missourians are ...

If a woman becomes a carrier before or during pregnancy, her baby could be infected and be born with abnormalities, and the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth increases. Syphilis infections cases ...

Health bosses are urging residents to take a free test for the sexually transmitted infection amid rising diagnosis rates in the region ...