But recently, syphilis has made an unwelcome comeback. There were 207,255 cases in the U.S. in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than any time since the 1950s.

Researchers have gained new insights into the syphilis genome to aid in vaccine design. Syphilis cases are the highest they have been in over 70 years, leading public health officials to seek new ways ...

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its 2022 STI surveillance report, it was far from a clean ...

Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in ...

Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in ...

Between 2017 and 2021, syphilis cases shot up by 68 percent and gonorrhea cases by 25 percent. About half of those new infections were in teens and young adults.. The incidence of S.T.I.s also ...

Syphilis in newborns increased 755% from 2012 to 2022, partly because of lack of access to testing and treatment. Skip to content. All Sections. ... to develop a syphilis vaccine. ...

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 ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted illness that first appeared in Europe about 500 years ago. Its initial symptoms can vary, but the spiral shaped bacterium that causes it can persist in the body ...