Infection with syphilis is associated with an increased risk for several major adverse cardiovascular outcomes and death.

The sexually transmitted disease (STD) doubles a person’s risk of ruptured blood vessels and dramatically increases their ...

Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...

Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from ...

Texas sees 22% rise in syphilis cases and sharp increase in congenital syphilis affecting newborns. Dallas County reports 62% ...

Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases ...

Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study. The ...

The Virginia Department of Health said that the rate of men getting Syphilis has increased by 58% in Virginia between 2020 ...

The origins of syphilis, a disfiguring disease first recorded when outbreaks swept across Europe in the late 1400s, have remained mysterious for centuries. Scientists have debated whether the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Syphilis infections quadrupled among Iowa women between 2019 and 2022, and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says it’s still seeing that trend in 2024. Iowa ...

The introduction of HAART for HIV has coincided with a syphilis resurgence, suggesting unintended public health trade-offs ...

Eye syphilis is a manifestation of syphilis. Sometimes, it is the first sign of infection. It can affect almost any part of the eye and resemble a range of other eye diseases. Common symptoms of eye ...