RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report by the CDC reported that syphilis cases in newborns increased again for the twelfth year in a row in 2024 with almost 4,000 cases. According the the CDC, newborn ...

While other sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea also saw increased rates during the same time frame, the CDC called the sharp increase in syphilis infections “alarming.” ...

This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum ...

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the ...

In 2024, U.S. cases of newborn syphilis increased for the 12th consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing, according to CDC data published Sept. 24. The U.S. recorded 3,941 newborn syphilis ...

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FILE - This 1971 microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea. (CDC via AP, ...