Based on the reaffirmation evidence update, the USPSTF concludes that screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy has a substantial net benefit. Early, universal screening for syphilis infection is ...

The occurrence of JHR after benzathine penicillin G treatment for early syphilis was positively associated with secondary syphilis and negatively associated with lack of HIV.

Health care providers in Oregon said they are deeply concerned that congenital syphilis rates continue to rise at an alarming ...

"Using a reaffirmation process, the USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy ...

RASHES, soreness and noticeable changes in discharge are usually the first symptoms we think of when it comes to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is however, one lesser-known symptom ...

Yes; you can gargle with diluted hydrogen peroxide. In fact, many mouthwashes contain some hydrogen peroxide. Learn how to ...

Health officials are working to raise awareness and promote STI testing as they continue to see an increase in syphilis cases ...

Injuries to the lips and mouth Includes inner cheeks and the roof of the mouth (hard and soft palate) Front of the mouth includes the tongue. Also, includes the flap under the upper lip (frenulum).

HSV-1 typically causes oral herpes, or cold sores, while HSV-2 usually causes genital herpes. However, both types can infect either the mouth or genitals. The most common symptom of HSV-1 is a ...

How Are Cold Sores Diagnosed? To see if you have the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which causes cold sores, your doctor may simply examine the cold sore or may take a culture from it. The doctor may ...

Jordan Niles woke up one morning with a sore right eye last month (March 24) and, believing it to be conjunctivitis, bathed it in sterile water and continued with his day.But two days later ...

Dr. Sarah E. Kler (Medicine): A 56-year-old woman was evaluated in the emergency department of this hospital because of sore throat and rash. The patient had been in her usual state of health ...