America is Fucked
America is Fucked
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Congenital syphilis cases have spiked nationwide
US public health officials are calling for urgent action to curb an alarming increase in the number of babies born with syphilis.
In infants, syphilis can be a severe, disabling and sometimes life-threatening infection. When babies get it in the womb from an infected mother, it’s called congenital syphilis.
Each congenital syphilis case is considered a “never event” – a tragic outcome that should never happen – because it’s nearly always preventable if it is caught and treated in time. A single course of penicillin, given at least a month before the end of a pregnancy, nearly always prevents infected mothers from passing the bacteria to their babies.