Syphilis

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  Denmark's Historic Public Health Triumph: First EU Nation To Eliminate Mother-To-Child HIV, Syphilis

  Denmark has become the first European Union nation certified by the World Health Organization for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, marking a major public health milestone achieved through universal healthcare.

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  Here's What A Rash On The Penis Could Mean

  This article explores the possible causes of penile rashes, helping you understand what might be going on, and when to seek medical help.

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  Magic Mushrooms And Mental Health: What Brain Scans Reveal

  Researchers investigated the brain activity changes caused by psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms.

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  Sexually Transmitted Diseases Killing 2.5 Million People Every Year Globally: UN

  According to the UN report, four common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis - are spreading rapidly.

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  US Faces A Surge In Unmanageable Sexually Transmitted Infection Epidemic

  The United States is facing a serious public health crisis as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to surge across the country. CDC has labeled the situation as "out-of-control," with alarming increases in cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and

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  ''Syphilis Epidemic'': Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Disease Shoot Up In US

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022.

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  Syphilis In Babies Skyrockets In Canada Amid Rising Drug Use

  Public health researchers and clinicians said the rates of congenital syphilis began increasing before the pandemic and worsened as public health agencies diverted resources to COVID-19 testing and other pandemic-related health measures.

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  Can India Promise Its Children HIV-Free Future? NACO Programme Gives Hope

  Geeta, 24, is seven months pregnant and is grossly underweight. She and her husband are HIV positive. Her husband believes he got infected through blood transfusions during a surgery. “I want my child to be HIV negative like my first child,” she says. It is estimated that 6,500 children are born every year with HIV in India. One-third of them ...

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  17 Countries in Americas May Have Eliminated Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission: UN

  Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the UN World Health Organization said on Monday.

• US apologises for Syphilis program in Guatemala

  From 1946 to 1948, American public health doctors deliberately infected nearly 700 Guatemalans -- prison inmates, mental patients and soldiers -- with venereal diseases in what was meant as an effort to test the effectiveness of penicillin.American tax dollars, through the National Institutes of Health, even paid for syphilis-infected prostitutes t...

• Oral sex leads to syphilis

  Many people mistakenly believe that oral sex is safe, unaware that they can catch or pass on syphilis through it.

• STD risk high with injected contraceptive

  Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera are at a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.