Syphilis spreads primarily through vaginal, anal or oral sex, Shen explains. Condoms greatly reduce risk, but they do not fully eliminate it because the bacteria can still enter through tiny breaks in ...

Did Columbus and his men introduce the syphilis pathogen into Renaissance Europe after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much longer history in the Old World ...

June 12 (UPI) --Scientists have identified a protein on the outside of the bacteria that causes syphilis and has shown promise in early research as a potential vaccine target against the sexually ...

The number of new syphilis cases nationwide continued to fall in 2000, reaching an all-time low of 5,979 infections, federal health officials said Wednesday. But several areas are seeing increased ...

June 26 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a way to culture the elusive bacteria that causes syphilis. Despite a century of work, scientists haven't been able grow the spiral-shaped bacterium, called ...

Syphilis causes 30–50% of stillbirths in Africa and kills more than 1-million babies each year worldwide. The biology and pathogenesis of T. pallidum and the clinical manifestations of primary, ...

After a three-year campaign to eradicate congenital syphilis, the rate of babies born with the disease has dropped by half, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. A mothers ...

Syphilis is on the rise in San Luis Obispo County, local medical officials warned. The sexually transmitted infection — which is most commonly spread through unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex ...

Syphilitic meningitis is a form of bacterial meningitis that occurs due to a complication of syphilis. Without treatment, it can lead to permanent injury or death. A person can develop syphilitic ...

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise nationwide and in Oregon, with public health officials encouraging sexually active individuals to get tested because some people can have an infection ...