syphilis
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"Some cases previously labeled as congenital syphilis may represent entirely different diseases."
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
Spain had the highest number of confirmed gonorrhoea and syphilis cases of the participating European countries in 2024, at 37,169 and 11,556.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
And there was: There had been some progress, with oxytetracycline, OTC for short, a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat chlamydia and sometimes syphilis in humans.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
I told her that doctors used to use the word idiocy to refer to mental retardation, and to the brain damage that accompanied hereditary syphilis.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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