Papers to read:
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Increased Methamphetamine, Injection Drug, and Heroin Use Among Women and Heterosexual Men with Primary and Secondary Syphilis — United States, 2013–2017 | MMWR (cdc.gov)Links to an external site.
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable. — ProPublicaLinks to an external site.
Congenital syphilis Cooper SanchezLinks to an external site.
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Substance Use Among Persons with Syphilis During Pregnancy — Arizona and Georgia, 2018–2021 | MMWR (cdc.gov) Links to an external site.Links to an external site.
Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed Beyond the Neonatal Period in the United States: 2014–2018 | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org)Links to an external site.
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QUESTION #1: How is drug use associated with increased risk for acquiring syphilis and/or likely contributing to increasing syphilis incidence in communities and posing challenges to syphilis prevention and control efforts?
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QUESTION #2: Links to an external site.Congenital Syphilis (CS) is increasing in the United States. In their abstract, Copper and Sanchez state that “Every case of congenital syphilis must be seen as a failure of our public health system to provide optimal prenatal care to pregnant women, as congenital syphilis can be prevented by early and repeated prenatal serologic screening of mothers and penicillin treatment of infected women, their sexual partners, and their newborn infants.” Caroline Chen’s article outlines some of the ways our public health infrastructure may be failing to prevent syphilis. List some of the ways that increasing trends in congenital syphilis highlight weaknesses in the US health system. Then provide at least one possible solution to one of the problems you have listed. Links to an external site.
Links to an external site. Links to an external site.In addition, in preparation for the adult syphilis presentation and group activity, please familiarize yourself with the Adult Syphilis Surveillance Staging Algorithms Download Adult Syphilis Surveillance Staging Algorithms(in Canvas module). Don’t worry – we will review the syphilis clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and staging together during class. ?
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