Christine Clarridge Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios Syphilis infections in Seattle-area women have risen to epidemic levels, vaulting from 117 cases of early syphilis in 2021 to 190 cases in 2022, according to the latest data from Public Health-Seattle & King County. As recently as 2017, 63 women were diagnosed with syphilis countywide, according to public health data. Why...
