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A Nobel Peace Prize Winner Was Refused Medical Care In Prison Because She Wouldn’t Wear A Headscarf. Now, She’s On A Hunger Strike.The number of syphilis cases in newborn babies has “reached dire levels” in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned, as cases of the once waning infection climb at an alarming pace amid shortages of crucial antibiotics used to treat it.
Congenital syphilis happens when a syphilis infection is passed from a mother to their unborn child during pregnancy . It is a devastating disease that can lead to the death of the baby or miscarriage and a host of serious conditions including blindness, deafness, bone damage and brain and nerve problems.through testing and treatment for syphilis with antibiotics during pregnancy and the CDC says babies born with the infection should be treated with antibiotics “right away” to prevent them from developing serious health problems or even dying from the infection in the first weeks or years of life.
Health officials recommend all pregnant people should get tested for syphilis when expecting, ideally at the first prenatal visit , with repeat tests at the beginning of the third trimester and birth depending on the number of syphilis cases in the area and the person’s risk for contracting the infection.
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