syphilis

Other STIs are also on the rise, with syphilis cases last year reaching their highest level in seven decades.

In Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2020, as in other military towns across the U.S., rates of sexually transmitted infections like syphilis, herpes simplex and HIV are among the highest in the country.

New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s.

And syphilis is far from the only sign of a terribly sick health care system.

Congenital syphilis, in which syphilis is transmitted to an infant, can lead to miscarriages, stillbirth or disabilities.