Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise in the U.S. and drug use and unprotected sex may be to blame.
showed that, in 2018, the number of syphilis cases had declined with 283 cases reported. That number indicated a decrease of 1.7 percent. says that more cases of syphilis were reported in 2017 than the 24 years prior. The total reported number of syphilis cases rose from 88,053 in 2016 to 101,567 in 2017. That equals an increase of 15.3 percent.
Sharing syringes and having unprotected sex may have been contributing causes to the increase in reported U.S. syphilis cases.Caused by spiral bacteria known as spirochetes, syphilis is usually spread from human to human via sexual contact. According to the, it begins as a painless sore, usually on the mouth, rectum or genitals. The disease is spread through human contact with the sores.
Caught in its early stages, syphilis is easily cured with penicillin. But the disease can lie dormant in the body for years before reactivating itself. Infants born with congenital syphilis become infected through the mother's placenta or during the birth itself. Often, an infant will exhibit no symptoms except maybe a slight rash. Later indications of the disease may include deformities of the teeth, deafness or a condition that causes the bridge of the nose to collapse called"saddle nose."
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