Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

How Is Syphilis Diagnosed? Syphilis is an infection from the bacteria Treponema pallidum and can be diagnosed through several methods. You must complete two types of blood tests or a special ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

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 ...

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

New genomic research has confirmed that syphilis, a disease that ravaged Europe shortly after the return of Christopher ...

Sexually transmitted infections — which affect one in five Americans — are most commonly found on the genitals, anus and ...

Their analysis seemed to confirm that the syphilis-causing bacteria T. pallidum emerged ... Ancient genomes reveal a deep history of Treponema pallidum in the Americas. Nature (2024).

As the world confronts a renewed battle against syphilis, understanding its history and prevention remains critical. With ...