Mississippi sees 900% rise in number of infants born with congenital syphilis
by Maya Yang from US news | The Guardian on (#68SK9)
Medical professionals attribute the increasing cases of disease to inadequate prenatal healthcare and understaffed workforce
Mississippi has registered an alarming rise in the number of infants being treated for congenital syphilis.
According to hospital billing data shared with NBC, the amount of babies who have been treated for the sexually transmitted disease has increased by more than 900% over five years.
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