Worrying increase in syphilis cases


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The Treponema pallidum is a type of bacterium that causes syphilis and spreads from one person to another through vaginal, anal and oral sex. — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Unsplash

Cases of syphilis have hit record high numbers following a five-year trend, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A report published last month examined the total cases of three sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US: the results were shocking.

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