Day: April 17, 2019

The increase in women with syphilis is especially alarming to Philadelphia officials because the disease is most serious when it is passed on to a fetus.

“As more women are affected, we are going to see more infants affected, and that’s really devastating,” said Deputy Health Commissioner Caroline Johnson.

https://www.phillytrib.com/news/health/syphilis-rates-rise-among-philadelphia-women-and-people-who-inject/article_fb2693e2-663f-53b0-b2c7-89d0354cd763.html

By Nina Feldman