It didn't do much for the sleeping sickness microbe, but it seemed to kill another (recently discovered) microbe, the one which causes syphilis. At that time, syphilis was a disabling and ...

A new study published in the journal Nature provides compelling evidence that syphilis originated in the Americas and spread globally through European colonization, challenging long-held ...

The U.S. is seeing a resurgence in syphilis, a disease once almost completely eliminated in the country. The increase in drug use and the lack of sufficient medical care are contributing to the ...