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2016 vs 2015 In the first half of 2016, there were 396 cases of infectious syphilis (i.e. primary, secondary, and early latent) reported.  This is about 25% higher than year-to-date last year.  However, if this trend continues, we estimate...

Your page on Syphilis says that Syphilis is passed through skin to skin contact with a syphilis sore, does that mean that it's only transmittable during the early stage when a sore is present? The page also says that it is infectious...
What are the posibblities of getting syphilis in my husband if i am not infected with syphilis
What are the most common forms of transmission of syphilis from one person to another ?

The rate of infectious syphilis in BC increased significantly from 11.9 per 100,000 in 2014, to 16.2 per 100,000 in 2015. Like many jurisdictions, BC has observed an increase in infectious syphilis rates since 2010. However, this recent...

Background Rates of syphilis have increased dramatically over the last decade, both in British Columbia and internationally. In BC, the increase in 2015 was much higher than in previous years: 761 new infectious syphilis cases were...

Bicillin® L-A (long-acting penicillin G benzathine) is the preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis. It is given by intramuscular injection in two divided doses into each hip/buttock muscle at the same visit.

Background British Columbia (BC) is currently experiencing a significant increase in syphilis cases, with infectious syphilis reaching unprecedented rates. Though there has been a slow and steady increase year over year since the early...

These posters have been created for the Make Syphistory campaign. The goals of the campaign are to raise health literacy around syphilis and to encourage frequent testing in the target audience (gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have...

I was diagonised with syphilis in september 2017 and was treated but yesterday it came out positive again and am 6weeks pregnant.am i safe with my baby?note i was put on injections again.

Introduction In BC, syphilis and HIV testing are recommended for all women at prenatal screening for optimal clinical care and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of these infections. Prenatal HIV screening has been universal since...

This week, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) officially launched the new syphilis awareness campaign, Make Syphistory. Background Between 2010 and 2015, the rate of infectious syphilis in BC quadrupled. In 2015, there were 762...

Background Recently in BC, the number of infectious syphilis cases in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) has been increasing dramatically, particularly among men living with HIV infection.  This trend is not unique to...

Is there any risk of syphilis from a lap dance if you were wearing a short sleeved shirt and it involved tight hugging the naked dancers body and rubbing so that the exposed part of the arm touched parts of her body including the back,...

Background Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum sub spp pallidum, can be sexually transmitted as well as spread from an infected mother to her fetus and through blood transfusions. Globally, 25 million people are infected...

Syphilis testing The primary method for diagnosing syphilis is through serologic testing. However, in certain situations, it may be appropriate and clinically-indicated to perform one of the direct tests (i.e. swab of a lesion). ...