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Number of Babies Born With Syphilis in US Doubles in Four Years

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The number of babies born infected with syphilis in the United States has more than doubled since 2013, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a report released Tuesday, the CDC said the number of cases of congenital syphilis, in which the disease is passed from the mother to the baby, increased 153 percent — from 362 in 2013 to 918 in 2017. "When a baby gets syphilis, it means the system has failed that mother repeatedly, both before and during her...

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