Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO There are many reasons you can develop bumps on your tongue. Often, these growths ...

The most infamous symptom is the appearance of a sore or sores where the body came into contact with syphilis. Typical areas include the penis, vagina, anus, lips and mouth. In its second phase ...

The burden of syphilis impacts less people than chlamydia and gonorrhea,” Burmester said. “That being said, due to the severity of disease that syphilis causes, it’s ...

Pregnancy itself does not seem to alter the clinical progression of syphilis in the female: As in the nonpregnant woman, the primary lesion (Fig. 2) can appear 10 to 90 days after the causative ...

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that was previously more common in Japan among men, has sharply increased among young pregnant women and newborns, alarming experts. One in about 200 ...

Syphilis is on the rise in San Luis Obispo ... lips or inside of the mouth. Sores typically last three to six weeks, and appear firm, round and painless, according to the CDC.