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  2. Cases of the sexually transmitted infection jumped a jaw-dropping 128% in women from 2019 to 2022, with a nine-fold increase in syphilis transmitted to babies during pregnancy.

  3. Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in Americans age ...

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    By the time people are over the age of 50, Park says “about 1 in 5 of us has herpes type 2,” which causes genital herpes. “And then when we talk about herpes type 1, which causes oral herpes ...

  4. Cases of syphilis hit dangerous record high, CDC says ... - AOL

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    Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A report published Jan. 30 examined the total cases of three ...

  5. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.

  6. Epidemiology of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    In the 1960s it was found that syphilis was almost completely eradicated in China [citation needed] Recent studies show evidence that the disease has seen a resurgence. In a study entitled "Syphilis in China: Results of a National Surveillance Program", researchers found that during 1993 the number of cases of reported syphilis was 0-2 per 100,000.

  7. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    In the United States in 1917, 6% of World War I servicemen were found to have syphilis. In 1936, a public health campaign began to prescribe arsphenamine to treat syphilis. Between 1945 and 1955 penicillin was used to treat over two million Americans for syphilis, and contact tracing was introduced.

  8. Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a home ...

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    Congenital syphilis cases have more than tripled in recent years, with over 3,700 cases reported in 2022, according to the CDC. This is the highest number since 1994. How is syphilis treated?

  9. List of syphilis cases - Wikipedia

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    De Lairesse, himself a painter and art theorist, suffered from congenital syphilis that severely deformed his face and eventually blinded him. [1] This is a list of famous historical figures diagnosed with or strongly suspected as having had syphilis at some time. Many people who acquired syphilis were treated and recovered; some died from it.