In this video, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, discusses her presentation at ASM Microbe on ...

Syphilis is a bacterial infection. It’s also a common type of sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 115,000 new cases of ...

A 28-year-old nulliparous woman presented to an ambulatory outpatient clinic with a one-month history of a nonhealing aphthous ulcer on her inner lower lip that initially caused mild discomfort when ...

Syphilis is an STI that can cause serious health problems if left untreated. It’s possible to pass the infection to a baby during pregnancy, but effective treatment is available. Share on Pinterest ...

Syphilis, which the bacterium Treponema pallidum causes, is a form of sexually transmitted infection. There are four stages of syphilis. The infection can be serious or cause severe complications ...

Doctors have blasted the response to a syphilis epidemic killing babies as "totally inadequate". The Royal Australasian College of Physicians has urged Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter to ...

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 ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email As previously reported by the Defense Centers for Public Health–Aberdeen, service members are considered a ...