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Sexually Transmitted Disease

Study data from P.Y. Zhou and colleagues update understanding of sexually transmitted disease

"Children may acquire syphilis as a consequence of kissing, breast-feeding, or handling. We report 2 cases of infantile syphilis transmitted by mouth-to-mouth feeding from actively infected relatives," wrote P.Y. Zhou and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "Syphilis should be suspected in children presenting with atypical rashes accompanied by headache, sore throat, and adenitis, especially if family members are affected by active syphilis."

Zhou and colleagues published their study in Sexually...