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Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact [2] and is believed to have infected 12 million people in 1999 with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. [3] It affects between 700,000 and 1.6 million pregnancies a year, resulting in spontaneous abortions , stillbirths , and congenital syphilis . [ 4 ]
Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. ... South Dakota led the country in syphilis cases per 100,000 ...
Early latent syphilis is defined by the World Health Organization as less than 2 years after original infection. [27] Early latent syphilis is infectious as up to 25% of people can develop a recurrent secondary infection (during which bacteria are actively replicating and are infectious). [27]
The FDA just approved the first at-home test to detect syphilis antibodies, which will make it easier for people to screen themselves for this sexually transmitted disease. The test from ...
The history of syphilis has been well studied, but the exact origin of the disease remains unknown. [3] It appears to have originated in both Africa and America. [4] [5] As such, there are two primary hypotheses: one proposes that syphilis was carried to Europe from the Americas by the crew(s) of Christopher Columbus as a byproduct of the Columbian exchange, while the other proposes that ...
Houston is experiencing an outbreak of syphilis, the city’s health department recently revealed.Cases of the sexually transmitted infection jumped a jaw-dropping 128% in women from 2019 to 2022 ...
Syphilis is a severe public health issue in developing countries. Over 10 million people are afflicted, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In the former, data gathered in 2019 from numerous studies concluded a total prevalence of about 2.9% among pregnant women.
Aug. 21—Amid a local and national surge of syphilis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month approved an over-the-counter test for the sexually transmitted infection. While some may ...