Syphilis Has Increased Dramatically Among California Women And Newborns.

reports the California Department of Public Health said Monday that “cases of congenital syphilis – in which a pregnant mother infects her child during pregnancy – shot up in the state, with annual cases in newborns rising from 30 to 100 from 2012 to 2014,” while “the annual number of reported early syphilis cases among women increased from 248 to 594.” Officials say they do not know the reason for the increase, but said “congenital syphilis is typically associated with poverty and lack of access to proper healthcare.” http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-syphilis-cases-2015071-story.html