Congenital syphilis, when infected moms pass the disease on to their babies, can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems ...
Newborn syphilis cases increased for the 12th consecutive year in 2024, reaching nearly 4,000 cases. Overall, STIs in the U.S ...
But cases of congenital or newborn syphilis, in which the infection is transmitted from mother to child, continue to rise.