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During 2015, it caused about 107,000 deaths, down from 202,000 in 1990. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] In sub-Saharan Africa , syphilis contributes to approximately 20% of perinatal deaths . [ 7 ] Rates are proportionally higher among intravenous drug users , those who are infected with HIV , and men who have sex with men.
Cause of death disputed, but symptoms match to mercury poisoning from syphilis treatment. [10] Robert Schumann (1810–1856), German composer Acquired syphilis from a prostitute in the age of 21. [11] Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Irish author Cause of death listed as "Locomotor ataxia 6 months", presumed to be a reference to syphilis. [12] [13]
In 2021, twenty-eight EU/EEA countries reported 25,270 confirmed syphilis cases, giving an overall notification rate of 7.0 per 100,000 population, [14] up from 6.0 in 2015. [ 15 ] The majority (77%) of cases with information on transmission category were reported in men who have sex with men (MSM), [ 14 ] consistent with the global trend.
Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. ... these infections resulted in 282 stillbirths and infant deaths ...
Syphilis continues to be a problem in Tennessee, state data show. According to the recently available state Department of Health data , syphilis cases rose by 67% from 2016 to 2020 — from 1,459 ...
Syphilitic Man, Albrecht Dürer, 1496, with "1484" appearing Illustration of people with syphilis ... in 2015 in London ... and as many as five million deaths. ...
A staggering 207,000 syphilis cases were reported in the US in 2022 — an 80% increase since 2018. ... it can cause miscarriage, lifelong medical issues, and infant death.
In 2015, STIs other than HIV resulted in 108,000 deaths worldwide. [4] Globally, in 2015, about 1.1 billion people had STIs other than HIV/AIDS. [3] About 500 million have either syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia or trichomoniasis. [1] At least an additional 530 million have genital herpes, and 290 million women have human papillomavirus. [1]