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The communist government under Mao Zedong, in response to the syphilis epidemic, issued free treatment for all those infected and increased screening for the disease. [29] In the 1960s it was found that syphilis was almost completely eradicated in China [citation needed] Recent studies show evidence that the disease has seen a resurgence. In a ...
A staggering 207,000 syphilis cases were reported in the US in 2022 — an 80% increase since 2018. Syphilis cases soar to highest level in 70 years — CDC sounds alarm over ‘unacceptable’ crisis
Houston is experiencing an outbreak of syphilis, the city’s health department recently revealed. Cases of the sexually transmitted infection jumped a jaw-dropping 128% in women from 2019 to 2022 ...
The first recorded outbreak of syphilis in Europe occurred in 1494/1495 in Naples, Italy, during a French invasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because it was spread geographically by French troops returning from that campaign, the disease was known as "French disease", and it was not until 1530 that the term "syphilis" was first applied by the Italian ...
In 2023, cases of syphilis increased by 1%, marking more than a 10% decrease compared to the prior year, and the first substantial decrease since 2001. But, the U.S. still reported nearly 210,000 ...
2008–2017 China hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic 2008–2017 China Hand, foot, and mouth disease: 3,322+ [255] 2008 India cholera epidemic 2008 India Cholera: 115 [256] 2008 Madagascar plague outbreak 2008 Madagascar: Bubonic plague: 18+ [257] 2008 Philippines dengue epidemic 2008 Philippines: Dengue fever: 172 [258] 2008 Zimbabwean ...
More than 2.4 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia were diagnosed and reported last year — 1.6 million cases of chlamydia, 600,000 of gonorrhea, and more than 209,000 of syphilis. Syphilis is a particular concern. For centuries, it was a common but feared infection that could deform the body and end in death.
In 2023, the U.S. reported over a million more sexually transmitted infections than in 2004, according to the CDC.Thousands of babies have syphilis. Soaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says. One ...