Last year, doctors reported 17 new cases of eye syphilis to the Chicago Department of Public Health, mostly in people ...

She searched a citywide repository of medical records to look for cases of patients who had signs or symptoms consistent with NOO syphilis and 28 people met her case definition. Most (75% ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the earliest warning signs of the primary stage of syphilis appear as sores at the location where the infection entered the body, usually in ...

If you’re concerned you may have syphilis, there are several warning signs to keep in mind. The most infamous symptom is the appearance of a sore or sores where the body came into contact with ...

A resurgence of congenital syphilis in Victoria after a 25-year hiatus has prompted an overhaul of screening for pregnant ...

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 ...

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Congenital syphilis is transmitted to fetuses by parents with the infection. In a Feb. 25 letter to Oregon providers, Dr. Pete Singson of the Oregon Health Authority wrote that just two babies were ...