Prairie Mountain Health has almost reached the yearly average number of syphilis cases reported.

On average there are 33 confirmed cases each year, so far there have been 31.

Symptoms consist of painless open sores, that usually appears on the site where the bacteria entered the body.

 It takes between three days to three months before symptoms develop. Symptoms might not even develop for years.  

This seems to be a trend, as the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has also seen a spike.

The popularity of online dating and hookups apps are considered a big possibility for why there is an increase in STI numbers.