Becker's Healthcare April 29, 2024
Strange symptoms in syphilis cases are appearing sooner and in higher incidence rates than normal, CNN reported April 26.
Syphilis prevalence has been rising for at least 12 years, and HHS recently deemed the sexually transmitted disease part of a “surging epidemic.” Chicago Department of Public Health researchers lately noted an uptick in NOO syphilis — or neurosyphilis, ocular syphilis and otosyphilis — which can permanently damage a patient’s vision and hearing, and cause psychiatric changes.
Typically, NOO syphilis happens when the infection has been untreated and undiagnosed for years. In Chicago last year, researchers reported 28...
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