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| Mississippi hit with a 900% rise over five years in the number of newborn babies being treated for congenital syphilis |
| 2023-02-13 |
| [MAIL] The number of babies being diagnosed with congenital syphilis in Mississippi has skyrocketed more than 900 percent over a five year span, according to a new study. Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the medical director of the Mississippi State Department of Health's Crossroads Clinic in Jackson, found that a whopping 102 newborns were treated for the sexually-transmitted infection in 2021, up from just 10 in 2016. Babies born with the disease can face organ damage, problems with their nervous system and potentially blindness or deafness. At least one baby has died from the disease, according to Mississippi state officials, though the State Department of Health does not formally track congenital syphilis deaths. Dobbs told NBC News he has spoken with other health care providers, all of whom 'are absolutely horrified' that babies are being born with the disease as they call for further investments in women's health. 'This seems like something that should have happened a hundred years ago, not last year,' he said. 'There's really kind of a shock.' |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 |
| Posted by: Javish Lumplump7499 2023-02-13 19:58 |
| #4 See? If only they'd been aborted. Sorry about the caustic sarcasm. Just looking for the abortion angle. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-02-13 11:44 |
| #3 Cause and result? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2023-02-13 10:04 |
| #2 Syphilis As A Cause Of Mental Deficiency British Medical Journal article dated 1959. Not much written on the topic of late. Can't imagine why. [sarc off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-02-13 07:37 |
| #1 Are the females identifying the sperm donor(s)? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-02-13 07:24 |