Forty-two babies in Australia died from congenital syphilis between 2011 and 2025, with the outbreak driving health workers ...

In a disease cluster last year, one infected but asymptomatic man spread a rare form of syphilis—that affects the eyes—to five Michigan women, a new report finds. Since ocular syphilis remains very ...

Congenital syphilis (CS) is a disease that happens when a baby gets syphilis from their mother. “Congenital” means that the infection exists at birth. This can happen if you have syphilis during your ...

Despite the availability of effective treatments and previously effective public health strategies, there has been a resurgence of syphilis in the United States. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

During its second stage, syphilis may lead to a rash on one or several parts of the body. It most commonly affects the trunk, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. The rash typically does not ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Neonatologist Gurvir Khurana had only read about it in textbooks. Seeing it in real life has been a shock: baby after baby born severely anemic, lungs filled with fluid, bodies ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Neonatologist Gurvir Khurana had only ...