syphilis
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This bacterium is responsible for several serious infectious diseases today, including syphilis.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
Each causes a different disease: syphilis, yaws, and bejel.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
Overall, there were 9,535 diagnoses of what is described as early-stage syphilis in England in 2024, up 2% on 2023.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
But the overall figure for syphilis, including what is called late-stage syphilis, or complications from the infection, rose 5% to 13,030.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
In the mid-1990s, the city of Baltimore was attacked by an epidemic of syphilis.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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