Syphilis is transmitted when people come into direct contact with a syphilis sore during anal, vaginal or oral sex, CPH said. Early signs of infection can be mild: Usually small and painless sores ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that South Dakota has the highest rate of syphilis in the United States. The average rate of syphilis in the United ...

Accusatory finger-pointing about the scourge, syphilis, began almost immediately. The Italians called it “the French disease”; the French called it “the Neapolitan disease”; the Russians ...

Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota.

Authorities are raising awareness about syphilis through TV adverts such as this one Less than a decade ago, doctors in Australia believed they were close to eliminating syphilis from remote ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond, but its origins continued to be fiercely debated, with some historians claiming it was actually home-grown. Now, scientists have carried out ...