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03/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Antibiotics FAIL: Yaws bacteria develops resistance and is making a comeback

Yaws isn’t a superbug yet, but newly-available research indicates it has joined the club of antibiotic-resistant diseases. This development will require the World Health Organization to revise its ongoing eradication strategy, warned a Science Daily article. Endemic to tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, yaws is a bacterial infection that affects the skin, […]

11/12/2017 / By Janine Acero

Eye syphilis outbreak: CDC warns disease has spread to more than 200 people across 20 states

There has been a steady rise in reported cases of eye syphilis infection in the U.S., according to health officials. Cases of ocular syphilis were once rare, but have been steadily gaining ground in the U.S. – from data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 cases were initially reported from two major cities […]

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