Sexually transmitted disease

syphilis * Syphilis is a serious bacterial infection. It is usually passed from one person to another by sexual contact. If it is not treated, syphilis can lead to brain, nerve, and tissue damage that cannot be repaired.

A Condom Could Save Your Life! The only sure way to avoid sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea

Syphilis Treatment Mix-ups A Potential Health Threat A similarity in drug names led to potentially dangerous mix-ups in the treatment of syphilis patients at several US clinics...

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Rise Among Gay, Bisexual Men Although the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among gay and bisexual men declined substantially during the early 1980s, the STD rate and high-risk behaviors have increased in this group in some cities...

US Syphilis Rates Hit Record Low, Elimination Possible Rates of syphilis infection have hit such historic lows that federal health officials are now optimistic that the disease may be effectively eliminated from the US by the year 2005...