Never ignore painless genital sores. Even if they don’t hurt, they could be an early sign of syphilis, a serious infection.

This common sexually transmitted infection is on the rise. Syphilis is simple to treat – if caught early. If not, however, ...

Syphilis cases in the US hit a 1950s high Learn about symptoms stages and the latest strategies to combat this resurging ...

Small chancre sores appear with syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), in the primary stage. A reddish brown rash ...

Jack Smith woke up one morning to discover a small hard sore on his penis. When it didn't go away within a couple of days, he went to a clinic where he was examined, was asked about his sex life ...

pallidum. During this stage, a smooth, hard sore called a chancre will develop on your genitals, anus, or mouth. Most cases involve just a single sore, but it is possible to have more than one.

University students would contract it from prostitutes, experience the chancre and swollen lymph nodes characteristic of the primary infection, then forget about it. They would later marry ...

Several weeks following the primary chancre, hematogenous dissemination occurs, resulting in the clinical syndrome of secondary syphilis. The classic features of secondary syphilis are skin rash ...

Syphilis was at its peak in the 1940s, had a resurgence in the 1980s, and is currently at its lowest incidence since reporting first began in 1941. The decline in incidence of congenital syphilis ...

A 35-year-old HIV-positive homosexual patient presented to the HIV outpatient clinic with fever, headache, and weight loss. Multiple painless, verrucous, papular skin eruptions, including ...