Record STD rates drive syphilis in newborns

BAKERSFIELD (KRON) — Newborns who have syphilis are being delivered in record numbers.
The STD was almost non-existent in the year 2000, but now, it’s soaring and the most vulnerable among us are falling victim, according to CNN.
STDs, in general, are way up. The most glaring number is syphilis rates rose 27 percent across the country from 2014 to 2015.
The Centers for Disease Control says lots of women do not know they have syphilis or are unaware their unborn baby could be infected