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

Infections spread by sexual activity are known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs). An estimated 20% of Americans have ...

The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic ...

Iowa HHS is encouraging healthcare providers to include syphilis as part of regular STI testing for women. Syphilis is a ...

The state ranks No. 1 for cases of chlamydia among all states, No. 8 for primary and secondary syphilis, the stage during ...

STD Testing Clinics examined news reports, academic research, and government data to explain why STI rates in the United ...

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 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 ...

The sore often disappears, but that doesn't mean the person is cured ... "Pregnant women can pass syphilis to their unborn baby, which can be devastating." The most common treatment for syphilis 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 ...

The new report found cases of syphilis in their early, most infectious stages dropped 13% among gay and bisexual men ... or ...