New genomic research has confirmed that syphilis, a disease that ravaged Europe shortly after the return of Christopher Columbus and his crew in the late 15th century, originated in the Americas.

The Russian military wants to make it harder for conscripts to secure medical exemptions from military service, including ...

In most cases, particularly in late syphilis, a quantitative test reveals an extremely low titer, which remains the same on repeated testing. This small amount of reagin may have been missed ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - There has been a rise in reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) -- people passing down syphilis to their babies during pregnancy -- according to the newly-released 2023 ...

Again, the signs and symptoms of secondary syphilis resolve spontaneously without treatment, and the infection then enters the latent phase. Figure 2. Primary lesion of syphilis. Figure courtesy ...

"Getting tested for STIs on a regular basis is an important action that all New Yorkers can take to optimize their health," health officer Wendy Wilcox said.

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 ...

Untreated syphilis in pregnant women is the second leading cause of stillbirths globally. Should the infant survive, it could ...

The number of primary and secondary syphilis cases in young women rose dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to illicit drug use and the exchange of drugs for sex. Of infants born to ...