Monkeypox causes a rash that can look similar to other illnesses such as acne, herpes or syphilis. Two dermatologists told Insider the key differences between monkeypox and seven other rashes.

A copper-colored rash on an infant’s palm is a sign of congenital syphilis. The infection can cause bone damage, anemia, jaundice, nerve damage, meningitis, skin rashes and an enlarged liver or spleen ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says congenital syphilis numbers have more than tripled since 1994. Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted disease, a bacterial ...

The Hamilton County Health Department’s Sexual Health Clinic encourages the public to practice safe sex and routine testing after seeing a significant increase in syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

New Jersey health officials are sounding an alarm about the rising rates of syphilis. Between 2019 and 2022, syphilis cases ballooned 72%, and the number of babies born with the bacterial infection ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MDMedically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) bacterium, is curable at all ...

Sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in the United States since 2014, with 2.3 million cases reported in 2023. Some of the most common infections in this epidemic include chlamydia, ...

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