The disease is transmitted by direct contact with the sores it causes ... that pregnant women take this test for early ...

South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the country, with 229 people with the STI per every 100,000 state residents.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued an updated draft recommendation statement advising early ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women ...

It is spread through direct contact with sores. It can be transmitted sexually only in its early stages, but syphilis can stay in the body for many years without symptoms. A pregnant woman can ...

During the early stages, syphilis sores could be difficult to notice as they are often mistaken for ingrown hair, pimple, or harmless bump. And because the sores aren't painful and can live in ...

The new report found cases of syphilis in their early, most infectious stages dropped ... or at least on people’s willingness to get tested when strange sores appeared. Another factor may ...

Syphilis spreads when a person comes into contact with a syphilis sore, and not all sores may ... community to diagnose and treat diseases early on, to help control the spread.

The new report found cases of syphilis in their early, most infectious stages dropped ... or at least on people’s willingness to get tested when strange sores appeared. Another factor may ...

The sore often disappears ... The most common treatment for syphilis in its early stages is a single shot of benzathine penicillin. The treatment in its later stages is three shots of the ...