Is syphillis still more prevalent?isn't that an old disease?

Yes and yes: Syphilis has been around since antiquity but it still prevalent, especially in underdeveloped parts of the world.

Syphilis: In 1530 syphilis was first described by a physician. At that time it was thought that it couldn't be cured if a person was “wicked”. The cdc estimates that that there are 55, 400 new syphilis infections in the us each year.