Syphilis cases are rising in the U.S., particularly among women and babies. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) Congenital syphilis — which is when the disease is passed from ...

Social media is going crazy amid speculation former President Donald J. Trump has syphilis. Democratic political consultant James Carville suggested the presidential candidate is suffering from ...

Detroit — Back from the brink of eradication, syphilis is spiking in Michigan, prompting alarm within the medical community. Mirroring national patterns, the number of syphilis cases doubled in ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada had the highest rate of reported cases of primary and secondary syphilis in the country in 2018, according to a newly-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Houston, we have a problem. The number of syphilis cases in Houston, Texas, among women has jumped by 128% from 295 in 2019 up to 674 cases in 2022. That and other similar syphilis statistics have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This article is more than 3 years old. A patient with papulosquamous ...

Short summary: Syphilis cases were reviewed to see if reported stages met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case definition. Classification was excellent for primary and secondary and ...

Houston health officials are warning residents of a syphilis outbreak that is responsible for a 128% increase in cases among women. The Houston Health Department said it has also led to a nine-fold ...

Experts have sounded the alarm after new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an 80 percent rise in cases of syphilis in the U.S. over the last five years. "Our nation ...