/tags/syphilis Syphilis en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:10:56 GMT /health/2024-01-24/congenital-syphilis-an-ancient-scourge-claimed-the-lives-of-eight-nc-babies-last-year State health officials, alarmed by the growing number of cases, have launched a social media education campaign, a new website, and are working on other ways to reverse that trend. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:10:56 GMT /health/2024-01-24/congenital-syphilis-an-ancient-scourge-claimed-the-lives-of-eight-nc-babies-last-year Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News /health/2017-10-27/north-carolina-makes-top-10-lists-for-three-stds North Carolina has some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the country. The state has the dubious honor of ranking in the top 10 on… Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:52:27 GMT /health/2017-10-27/north-carolina-makes-top-10-lists-for-three-stds Rebecca Martinez /health/2016-03-28/wake-county-syphilis-uptick-mostly-impacts-hiv-positive-men Wake County reported more than 200 syphilis cases last year. Wake County's Public Health Director Sue Lynn Ledford says that's a big up-tick compared to… Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:30:57 GMT /health/2016-03-28/wake-county-syphilis-uptick-mostly-impacts-hiv-positive-men Rebecca Martinez