CDC Issues Warning About Ancient Disease Increasing Across US

The CDC issued a warning about the rise of syphilis, an ancient sexually transmitted disease, among newborns.

This image provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 7, 2023, shows counties, shaded in green, where officials say syphilis testing should be increased. US CDC via The Epoch Times

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported that there has been a significant increase in syphilis cases among newborns across the United States.

More than 3,700 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2022—or 10 times more than a decade ago and a 32 percent increase from 2021, the CDC warned, saying it’s part of a “rapidly accelerating epidemic.” Syphilis caused 282 stillbirth and infant deaths, nearly 16 times more than the 2012 deaths, according to the agency’s report.