Once acquired, syphilis can pass through 4 distinct stages of disease: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and tertiary syphilis, with each stage being characterized by ...

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate ...

The hope is that these tests will boost syphilis screening rates, allowing people to take action before they can spread the infection. There are four stages of syphilis, each with specific symptoms.

Syphilis rates are at their highest since the 1960s. Here's why. After decades of decline, syphilis cases are on the rise ...

Syphilis has long been difficult to eradicate—and it’s having another resurgence. In the United States alone, more than 171,000 cases of the sexually-transmitted infection were reported in 2021, up 68 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the earliest warning signs of the primary stage of syphilis appear as sores at the location where the infection entered the body, usually in ...