Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. During pregnancy, this bacteria can ...

Health officials are raising urgent concerns as syphilis infections surge across the United States, with several California ...

Compared to about a decade ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said congenital syphilis cases are 700% higher ...

Dr. Edward Hook — director of the STD Control Program for the Jefferson County Department of Health — spoke to PEOPLE to explain the recent uptick in the sexually transmitted infection Vanessa Etienne ...

Syphilis is skyrocketing, but many people don't seem to care. That's a huge problem, and it's one of the reasons we ended up in this situation in the first place, experts say. Still, they advise ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. This article is more than 3 years old. A patient with papulosquamous ...

Ancient skeleton evidence suggests congenital infection doesn’t prove syphilis, pointing instead to multiple treponemal ...

Racism that fueled the syphilis study still permeates the U.S. health care system, causing disparities in access to medical ...

Syphilis cases have been rising at an alarming rate in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As concerns for syphilis and sexually ...

Before penicillin arrived on the scene, syphilis was a very real horror for philandering citizens. By the early 1500s, syphilis filled every corner of Europe. Called the “Great Pox,” it permeated all ...