America is seeing a surge in syphilis, including a sharp rise among women. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures for 2022 show a 19.5 increase percent in female syphilis cases, accounting for around a quarter of cases overall — up from less than 15 percent five years ago.
The rise in syphilis among women has been accompanied by an increase in congenital syphilis — cases among babies who contract the disease from their mothers in the womb. Overall, syphilis cases are up by a remarkable 78.9 percent since 2018, but congenital syphilis cases have risen by an even more astonishing 183.4 percent.
“We know that syphilis in the heterosexual population and drug use, particularly methamphetamine use, are intersecting epidemics,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
Methamphetamine, or meth, is one of several dangerous drugs trafficked across America’s […]
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