syphilis
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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
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
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
If you look at Baltimore’s syphilis rates on a graph, the line runs straight for years and then, when it hits 1995, rises almost at a right angle.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
