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  2. Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to ...

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    The decline was driven by a 13% drop in such syphilis diagnoses among gay and bisexual men, who are about 2% of the adult population but have historically accounted for nearly half of such cases.

  3. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Congenital syphilis is that which is transmitted during pregnancy or during birth. [7] Two-thirds of syphilitic infants are born without symptoms. [7] Common symptoms that develop over the first couple of years of life include enlargement of the liver and spleen (70%), rash (70%), fever (40%), neurosyphilis (20%), and lung inflammation (20%). [7]

  4. As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group ...

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    In its advisory, the OB-GYN group said CDC statistics show nearly 9 in 10 congenital syphilis cases that year "could have been prevented with timely screening and treatment.” Infections during pregnancy are generally treated with at least two doses of penicillin.

  5. Congenital syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Congenital syphilis is syphilis that occurs when a mother with untreated syphilis passes the infection to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. [4] It may present in the fetus, infant, or later. [1] [5] Clinical features vary and differ between early onset, that is presentation before 2-years of age, and late onset, presentation after age 2 ...

  6. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    Over 400,000 sexually transmitted infections were reported in England in 2017, about the same as in 2016, but there were more than 20% increases in confirmed cases of gonorrhoea and syphilis. Since 2008 syphilis cases have risen by 148%, from 2,874 to 7,137, mostly among men who have sex with men .

  7. As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group ... - AOL

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    With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of ...

  8. Syphilis cases are on the rise in Illinois. Here's how the ...

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    Since 2020, congenital syphilis cases in Illinois have more than tripled from 29 in 2020, to over 100 cases in 2023.

  9. Treponema pallidum - Wikipedia

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    During the early 1940s, rabbit models in combination with the drug penicillin allowed for a long-term drug treatment. These experiments established the groundwork that modern scientists use for syphilis therapy. Penicillin can inhibit T. pallidum in 6–8 hours, though the cells still remain in lymph nodes and regenerate.