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

Another found each $0.10 in federal funding spent to eliminate syphilis was associated with a 28% reduction in cases.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

In pursuit of this radical idea, I’m going to take you to Baltimore, to learn from the epidemic of syphilis in that city.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell