Syphilis -- United States
The number of babies born infected with syphilis in Alabama more than tripled between 2015 and 2016, increasing from 3 to 10 and alarming health officials who track sexually-transmitted diseases and infant health.
One of the babies born in 2016 was stillborn. Up to 40 percent of pregnancies in women with untreated syphilis end in stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant death. Syphilis infection can also cause serious birth defects including bone deformities and brain inflammation that can cause
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