Syphilis cases have continued to rise over the last seven years and officials say informing people about the spread is crucial to protecting women and their babies.
"The people who are getting syphilis are often experiencing things like homelessness or have a history of incarceration or substance abuse," said Dr. Ina Park, a Professor at theDr. Park, also an author of the 2021 CDC S.T.I. Treatment Guidelines, says nationally, there's been a 50% increase of syphilis in pregnant women over the last year. Symptoms include red skin sores, swollen lymph nodes and hair loss.
"Here we are in 2022, and we still have pregnant women testing positive for syphilis. We still have the challenges of locating some pregnant women because of theirand other barriers. So, if we can’t find them before they deliver and get them adequately treated, that’s a new congenital syphilis case," said Jena Adams, Supervising Communicable Disease Specialist with the Fresno County Dept. of Public Health.
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