Syphilis has long been difficult to eradicate—and it’s having another resurgence ... In this method, researchers once again used cottontail rabbit skin cells, but they improved the conditions by ...

Hair loss is one possible symptom of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. It’s thought to occur due to an immune response to the bacteria causing the infection. Syphilis is a sexually ...

Illinois public health officials announced that a new data collection process has been launched in an effort to combat a sharp rise in cases of congenital syphilis within the state. According to ...

Syphilis rates are at their highest since the 1960s. Here's why. After decades of decline, syphilis cases are on the rise again, hitting their highest levels since the early 1960s. Though the vast ...

Researchers have gained new insights into the syphilis genome to aid in vaccine design. Syphilis cases are the highest they have been in over 70 years, leading public health officials to seek new ways ...

He found that different cells held different dyes ... the one which causes syphilis. At that time, syphilis was a disabling and prevalent -- though little talked about -- disease.

The U.S. is seeing a resurgence in syphilis, a disease once almost completely eliminated in the country. The increase in drug use and the lack of sufficient medical care are contributing to the ...

A sudden increase in syphilis infections in Japan has prompted experts to call for better sex education and more testing. Around 13,000 cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) have been ...

Health officials issued a new warning against syphilis, saying the sexually transmitted disease is spreading across Japan at the fastest pace in decades. As of May 21, there were 5,453 cases ...