syphilis
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"For decades, congenital infection in archaeological remains has often been taken as strong evidence of venereal syphilis," the study's lead author Dr. Melandri Vlok said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Rather than concentrating only on determining where syphilis originated, the team says future studies should examine how different treponemal diseases evolved alongside human populations, societies and changing environments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Diagnoses of syphilis in gay and bisexual men dropped sharply – down 19% to their lowest level since 2016.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
He said congenital syphilis cases - "where infections pass directly to newborns, leading to potentially lifelong complications" - had nearly doubled from 2023 to 2024.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Unfortunately, after his bones were prepared and assembled, it was found that they showed signs of incipient syphilis, hardly a feature one would wish to preserve in the type specimen for one’s own race.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
