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

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

Cases of newborn syphilis hit almost 4,000 in 2024, marking a troubling trend amid a broader STI epidemic, even as some ...

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according ...

Developed by the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy, FIGO has released new evidence-based guidance aimed at ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Congenital syphilis is passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or birth and can cause significant health problems if it’s not caught early. “It can affect their mental ...

The Health NZ campaign encourages all people aged 16 to 44 who are having sex, pregnant, or planning a pregnancy to get a blood test for HIV and syphilis as part of regular screening for sexually ...

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

A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases.

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