A poster on a bulletin board at the University of Alaska Anchorage's School of Allied Health, seen on Nov. 30, 2022, warns about the state's increasing rates of syphilis. State officials now recommend that adults under 45 get routinely tested for syphilis at least once a year, with more testing as needed to prevent passage of the infection from pregnant women to their fetuses. (Photo courtesy Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
A poster on a bulletin board at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s School of Allied Health, seen on Nov. 30, 2022, warns about the state’s increasing rates of syphilis. State officials now recommend that adults under 45 get routinely tested for syphilis at least once a year, with more testing as needed to prevent passage of the infection from pregnant women to their fetuses. (Photo courtesy Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

With cases of syphilis skyrocketing, including…