In the UK saw syphilis
Dec 21, 2023 3:49:25 GMT
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The epidemic is also showing no signs of slowing the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention CDC warned. And it has pointed to some alarming new trends driving this sudden spike in the disease. Congenital syphilis where a mother passes the infection to her child during pregnancy often after contracting it from their partner has risen particularly sharply with cases soaring in the US by between . The disease can cause stillbirths infant deaths and lifelong health problems.
It has left many health experts reeling. Fifteen or years ago we thought we were on the verge of eliminating syphilis says Leandro Mena director of the CDCs division of sexually transmitted disease prevention. There is no doubt we are seeing increasing rates of syphilis rates we have not seen in the past years or so. The stigma attached to a syphilis infection still prevents many people from seeking the proper medical treatment they need Credit .
Alamy The stigma attached to a syphilis infection still prevents many people from seeking the proper medical treatment they need Credit Alamy And it is not something just happening in the US. There were . million new cases of syphilis globally in according to World Health Organization datacases reach their highest level since .
It has left many health experts reeling. Fifteen or years ago we thought we were on the verge of eliminating syphilis says Leandro Mena director of the CDCs division of sexually transmitted disease prevention. There is no doubt we are seeing increasing rates of syphilis rates we have not seen in the past years or so. The stigma attached to a syphilis infection still prevents many people from seeking the proper medical treatment they need Credit .
Alamy The stigma attached to a syphilis infection still prevents many people from seeking the proper medical treatment they need Credit Alamy And it is not something just happening in the US. There were . million new cases of syphilis globally in according to World Health Organization datacases reach their highest level since .