The bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia can all be cured with a single dose of antibiotic. Unfortunately, however, these infections often remain ...

Syphilis, which the bacterium Treponema pallidum causes, is a form of sexually transmitted infection. There are four stages of syphilis. The infection can be serious or cause severe complications ...

Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001. In 2022, the last year with complete data, the highest number of ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Without treatment, the stages of syphilis include symptoms that worsen over time. They can lead to severe or possibly fatal complications. Syphilis is a ...

The U.S. has a growing sexually transmitted disease problem. Syphilis cases in 2022 increased to the highest level since 1950, according to a new report, released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease ...

Syphilis causes 30–50% of stillbirths in Africa and kills more than 1-million babies each year worldwide. The biology and pathogenesis of T. pallidum and the clinical manifestations of primary, ...

Secondary syphilis is the second stage of untreated syphilis. A non-itchy rash, sore throat, fatigue, joint pain, fever, and wart-like patches are possible symptoms. If you don’t get treatment for the ...