While sex is built into the very definition of an STI, experts caution that it is possible to contract one without getting it ...

Hair loss is one possible symptom of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. It’s thought to occur due to an immune response to the bacteria causing the infection. Syphilis is a sexually ...

The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted ...

Penicillin also halted the development of chronic conditions caused by untreated syphilis that appeared decades after infection. General paresis (neurosyphilis) once accounted for up to 25 percent of ...

The 2024 statistics aren’t finalized yet, but it appears about 60 babies had congenital syphilis, which means they got the infection during pregnancy or at birth. The number of cases had ...

Researchers suggest that unprotected intercourse, an increase in the number of sexual partners, and changes in testing practices are potential causes.

Even with appropriate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy, fetal infection may still occur in up to 14% of cases. Treating syphilis during pregnancy can be difficult due to physiologic changes ...

South Africa faces a significant public health challenge with a reported 1 739 congenital syphilis cases in 2023, far exceeding the global target. This article explores the implications, causes, and ...