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2. FDA approves over-the-counter syphilis test amid national and ...

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   August 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Aug. 20—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 ...

3. With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home ...

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   The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

4. Is Syphilis Curable? Learn About Treatment Options and ... - AOL

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   Syphilis is curable at all stages. It is far easier to treat during the early stages of infection, often with a single dose of penicillin G. During the primary, secondary, and early-latent stages ...

5. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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   45.4 million / 0.6% (2015, global) [5] Deaths. 107,000 (2015, global) [6] Syphilis (/ ˈsɪfəlɪs /) 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. [1][2] The primary stage classically ...

6. Meningeal syphilis - Wikipedia

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   Meningeal syphilis. Meningeal syphilis (as known as syphilitic aseptic meningitis or meningeal neurosyphilis) is a chronic form of syphilis infection that affects the central nervous system. Treponema pallidum, a spirochate bacterium, is the main cause of syphilis, which spreads drastically throughout the body and can infect all its systems if ...

7. Sildenafil - Wikipedia

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   Sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, among others, is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. [4][8] It is also sometimes used off-label for the treatment of certain symptoms in secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. [9]

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

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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. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test - Wikipedia

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   Purpose. blood test for syphilis. The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL) is a blood test for syphilis and related non-venereal treponematoses that was developed by the eponymous US laboratory. The VDRL test is used to screen for syphilis (it has high sensitivity), whereas other, more specific tests are used to diagnose the disease.