Key Takeaways Syphilis can dramatically increase heart health riskPatients with syphilis are more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or dangerous arterial ruptureThe disease is easily treated ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance to establishments that screen human tissue and cell donors for various communicable diseases on screening for Treponema pallidum, ...
The Houston Health Department announced a 128% increase in syphilis among women and a “nine-fold rise” in congenital syphilis cases — when a mother passes the infection to her baby during pregnancy — ...
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 ...