2025年1月31日 · Congenital syphilis (CS) occurs when syphilis passes to babies during pregnancy. Syphilis is an STI that can cause serious health problems without treatment. CS cases have more than tripled in recent years, with more than 3,800 cases reported in 2023 alone. This is the highest number reported in one year since 1994. How can CS affect my baby?

When a baby is born with syphilis, the infection is called congenital syphilis. Congenital syphilis has become much more common in the United States in recent years. Cases have increased by over 500% since 2010.

2024年8月8日 · Congenital syphilis occurs when a pregnant person has syphilis, and the infection passes to the baby either during pregnancy (by crossing the placenta) or at the time of delivery (through exposure to infected lesions).

Syphilis is highly unlikely for neonates born to mothers with a nonreactive nontreponemal test after adequate treatment for syphilis during pregnancy or documentation of adequate treatment before pregnancy (with no evidence of reinfection of relapse).

2025年1月30日 · Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can cause serious health problems without treatment. Infection develops in stages (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). Each stage can have different signs and symptoms. Babies can also get syphilis.

Edvard Munch's Inheritance (1897–99) depicts a baby with congenital syphilis and its mother. Congenital syphilis is syphilis that occurs when a mother with untreated syphilis passes the infection to her baby during pregnancy or at birth. [4] It may present in the fetus, infant, or later.

It is also possible that a baby with congenital syphilis will not have any symptoms at birth. However, some babies can develop problems in the first few weeks after birth, or years later. Because of this, monitoring for symptoms may be recommended.

Congenital syphilis (CS) is a disease that occurs when a mother with syphilis passes the infection on to her baby during pregnancy. Learn more about syphilis (www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm). How can CS affect my baby? CS can have major health impacts on your baby.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can spread to the fetus during pregnancy. The infection is called congenital syphilis when a fetus or newborn gets infected while inside the womb. Pregnant people can become infected with syphilis before or during pregnancy.

Pediatric syphilis is an infection that can be spread through sexual contact or from a pregnant woman to her baby. Learn the signs from Children's Health.