Syphilis up 15 percent in the US, eight out of 10 male cases are gay men

Just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a significant increase in congenital syphilis in the United States, federal health officials report an alarming trend in primary and secondary syphilis cases in the country. In 2000 and 2001, the national rate of reported primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases was 2.1 ["]