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In the study, the highest risk of maternal syphilis was found in Black mothers, women aged 24 and under, unmarried women, and ...

Syphilis spreads primarily through vaginal, anal or oral sex, Shen explains. Condoms greatly reduce risk, but they do not fully eliminate it because the bacteria can still enter through tiny breaks in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says congenital syphilis numbers have more than tripled since 1994. Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted disease, a bacterial ...

Public health experts attribute this alarming trend to two main factors: the nature of the disease itself, and persistent gaps in our nation’s healthcare infrastructure. Syphilis is sometimes called ...

It's an unwelcome distinction for Texas, with alarming statistics being reported involving newborns and a common sexually transmitted disease. Our state leads the nation when it comes to babies born ...

Art historians say the most famous painting of congenital syphilis is “The Inheritance” by Norwegian expressionist painter Eduard Munch, who in 1899 shocked European audiences by showing a young ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Without treatment, the stages of syphilis include symptoms that worsen over time. They can lead to severe or possibly fatal complications. Syphilis is a ...