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.
