The number of babies being diagnosed with congenital syphilis in has skyrocketed more than 900 percent over a five year span, according to a new study.
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the medical director of the Mississippi State Department of Health's Crossroads Clinic in Jackson, found that a whopping 102 newborns were treated for the sexually-transmitted infection in 2021, up from just 10 in 2016.
Babies born with the disease can face organ damage, problems with their nervous system and potentially blindness or deafness. At least one baby has died from the disease, according to Mississippi state officials, though the State Department of Health does not formally track congenital syphilis deaths.
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