“Cases of infant syphilis have been soaring recently in the United States. Earlier this month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urged syphilis screening for all pregnant women.”
#Syphilis Is Killing #Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.
The only drug that treats syphilis during #pregnancy is in short supply.
Untreated, the #disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the #government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.
Experts are calling the re-emergence of #syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, an epidemic. It can be devastating if untreated, but is easily curable in early stages. Here's how to understand your risk—and whether you might already be infected and not know it—and protect yourself.
"The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
But there’s some unexpected good news: The rate of new gonorrhea cases fell for the first time in a decade.
It’s not clear why infectious cases of syphilis rose 9% while gonorrhea dropped 9%..."
"The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults."
"Syphilis Is Soaring in the U.S.
Cases have risen by 80 percent since 2018, the C.D.C. reported. But chlamydia remains by far the most common sexually transmitted infection".
“A state judge overseeing the election-interference case against Trump in #Georgia has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 15 to hear evidence regarding accusations that #FaniWillis & her lead prosecutor engaged in an improper relationship and mishandled public money.
Judge Scott McAfee also wrote in his order that Willis must respond to the accusations in writing by Feb. 2” #TrumpIndictment
Hey, if tens of millions of asswipes are allowed to idolize #Trump, a washed up, smelly professional wrestling character rapist with who-knows-what growing among the folds of his #syphilis-infected loins, I’m allowed to stick by #FaniWillis.
"The Houston Health Department, which declared a local syphilis outbreak last year, lost about $4.2 million of grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a result of the federal debt ceiling deal. The money was intended for states and local jurisdictions to train and hire additional disease intervention specialists."