Spike in syphilis among newborns driven by broader epidemic
The Central Valley — a vast agricultural and mostly low-income swath of California — has seen an unprecedented spike in congenital syphilis over the last few years.
The infectious disease that sprung Al Capone from Alcatraz
after he was finally imprisoned for his life of crime, it was neither case law nor strong-armed tactics that set him free. It was, in fact, a tiny microbe called Treponema pallidum.
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Did Shakespeare Have Syphilis?
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Researcher ‘Floored’ by Discovery of Intentional Infections in Guatemala
Ray Suarez speaks with Wellesley College professor Susan Reverby about her discovery of how U.S. scientists did secret syphilis experiments on Guatemalans decades ago.
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