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

Other STIs are also on the rise, with syphilis cases last year reaching their highest level in seven decades.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 10% from 2022, and newborn syphilis increased by 3% after increasing by an alarming 30% in prior years.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

On top of the MDR problem, Farmer had learned that the incidence of syphilis in the prison was rising.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French