People looking to stay on top of their sexual health will now have a new tool at their disposal.
The decision comes at a prudent time as the U.S. has been experiencing asteady increase in syphilis cases.
NOWDiagnostics developed the product, which will be sold as the First To Know Syphilis Test.
NOWDiagnostics' First to Know Syphilis Test© NOWDiagnostics
Syphilisis triggered by the bacteriaTreponema pallidum.
Infants born with syphilis can also become severely ill or die as a result.
This includes 3,755 cases of congenital syphilis, which led to 231 stillbirths and 51 infant deaths.
Whats Going on With Americans and Syphilis?
While the First To Know Syphilis Test is intended to help combat this crisis, it has its limitations.
But it may also detect past infections that were already successfully treated.
The test is also explicitly intended to only be a screening tool.
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