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  2. Congenital syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Congenital syphilis is syphilis that occurs when a mother with untreated syphilis passes the infection to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. [4] It may present in the fetus , infant , or later. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Clinical features vary and differ between early onset, that is presentation before 2-years of age, and late onset, presentation after ...

  3. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Syphilis has been known as "the great imitator", because it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases. [2] [3] Syphilis is most commonly spread through sexual activity. [2] It may also be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis.

  4. Treponema pallidum - Wikipedia

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    Treponema pallidum, formerly known as Spirochaeta pallida, is a microaerophilic, gram-negative, spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel (also known as endemic syphilis), and yaws. [1] It is known to be transmitted only among humans and baboons. [2]

  5. As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group ...

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    Infections during pregnancy are generally treated with at least two doses of penicillin. Babies born to women with untreated syphilis may be stillborn or die shortly after birth. The disease can also cause other problems in newborns, such as deformed bones, severe anemia, blindness or deafness. “I hope that everyone takes it seriously," Riley ...

  6. Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in Americans age ...

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    Although infections like chlamydia, for example, are highest among adolescents and young adults, a new research review presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious ...

  7. US health officials alarmed by ‘dire’ rise in dangerous ...

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    US public health officials are calling for urgent action to curb an alarming increase in the number of babies born with syphilis. US health officials alarmed by ‘dire’ rise in dangerous ...

  8. As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group ... - AOL

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    With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of ...

  9. Epidemiology of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Rates of syphilis in 2000–2005 among low-risk groups such as women without children and unmarried people were about 0.3–0.6% while rates among high-risk groups such as drug users and MSM were about 7–15%. [11] Rates are greatest among men who have sex with men and sex workers. [10]