It is known that syphilis rates have varied much between different countries and populations over the past 100 years. A new study collates a history of the disease and finds that while rates dropped ...

Mass burials are common remnants of the many plague outbreaks that ravaged Medieval Europe. A number of these graveyards are well documented in historical sources, but the locations of most, and the ...

It is speculated that Christopher Columbus’ return from the New World in 1493 brought the first cases of syphilis to Europe, resulting in sickness and death. Penicillin, the recommended cure for the ...

Acting on the presumption that rural southern blacks were generally more promiscuous and syphilitic than whites, and without sufficient funding to establish an effective treatment programme for them, ...

Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and colonized local inhabitants at the end of the 15th century: Columbus the indigenous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Targeted routine syphilis screening may identify pregnant women who need syphilis treatment. History of syphilis ...

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Syphilis cases have increased nearly 80% from 2018 to 2022, CDC data shows. The first at-home, over-the-counter antibody test for syphilis received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug ...