Syphilis cases are at 74-year high in U.S. | UW Medicine

Dr. Meena Ramchandani (Infectious Diseases, UW Medicine) describes the factors driving a sharp increase in syphilis transmission in recent years -- in the Puget Sound region and across all of the United States.
0:00 Key findings from CDC's 2022 STI Surveillance Report (released Jan. 2024)
0:19 Cases involving women on the rise in Seattle/King County
0:58 Heightened risk of congenital syphilis cases
1:11 Solutions to the epidemic
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