Syphilis cases on the rise in Texas, doctors cautioning new mothers
Published: March 8, 2023
Syphilis cases in the South have grown by 432% between 2016 and 2021, according to the CDC.
Source: kxxv.com
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United StatesDouglas LovedayCenters For DiseaseMclennan Health DistrictTexas Department Of State Health ServicesDisease ControlAmy MersiovskyTexas DepartmentState HealthWaco Mclennan Health DistrictAccording To The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Cdc Yphilis Was Nearly Eliminated In 1967 But TodayAses Are Increasing Across The Country With Highest Numbers Reported In South This Issue Is Not Only Affecting AdultsUt The Sexually Transmitted Infection Is Also Not Being Detected In Mothers At An Early Phase And Babies Are Contracting Infectiona 700 Increase Congenital Syphilis Quota Mother Comes For Her First Prenatal VisitHe Should Be Screened For Syphilis No Matter What And We Know That Sometimes Isn X27t Happening SoWithout TreatmentYphilis Is Highly Transmissible To The Infant Via PlacentaUot Says Dr Amy Mersiovsky At Texasa Ampm Central Texas Syphilis Isa Bacterial Infection That Is Typically Spread Through Sexual Contact Congenital Cases In The South Have Grown Fastest Between 2016 And 20221Ases Are Up 432 Quot The Chlamydia Rate Has Kind Of Maintained Itself And Been Fairly Level But Gonorrhea Especially Syphilis Cases Have Increased Across TexasNd It X27s Beena Mirror On What Is Going Across The CountryUot Says Douglas Loveday From The Texas Department Of State Health Services Since Start Covid 19 PandemicAny Stopped Scheduling Their Yearly Check Ups Std Programs Were Reduced In Many Health Departments To Fight The CoronavirusR Mersiovsky Shares Those Resources Need To Be Added Back Help Reduce Infections Quot Our Public Health Department Is Probably One Of The Greatest Out There It Publicly Funded Through Tax DollarsNd We Need To Make Sure They Are Funded Well And That Use The Services OfferUot Says Dr Mersiovsky Medical Professionals Hope Funding Will Be Put Back Into Public Health Efforts And Contracts To Trace Programs Bring Syphilis The Historically Low Number They Werea Decade Ago If You Would Like Get Tested 
