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In 2022, 102 out of every 100,000 babies born in the United States were born with congenital syphilis, making the condition more common than perinatal HIV and hepatitis B, data shows.
It’s not common for people to develop tertiary syphilis, but this stage can be serious. It can affect the heart, blood vessels, brain and nervous system. It can even be deadly.
Congenital syphilis is still common in the developing world, as many women do not receive antenatal care at all, and the antenatal care others receive does not include screening. [50] [54] It still occasionally occurs in the developed world, as those most likely to acquire syphilis are least likely to receive care during pregnancy. [50]
A staggering 207,000 syphilis cases were reported in the US in 2022 — an 80% increase since 2018. Syphilis cases soar to highest level in 70 years — CDC sounds alarm over ‘unacceptable’ crisis
In 2016, there were 27,814 reported cases of syphilis, primary and secondary, in the United States, a 17.6% increase from the previous year and a 74% increase from the reported cases in 2012. [22] Primary and secondary syphilis have a high correlation to an HIV-coinfection, particularly in men who have sex with men (MSM).
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections that are commonly spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex and oral sex.
New syphilis infections plummeted in the U.S. starting in the 1940s when antibiotics became widely available and fell to their lowest by 1998. About 59,000 of the 2022 cases involved the most ...
A high incidence of syphilis can be found in places such as Cameroon, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea. [68] Syphilis infections are increasing in the United States. [69] Trichomoniasis is a common STI that is caused by infection with a protozoan parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis. [70]