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Syphilislike Diseases Have Plagued Humans for 14,000 Years
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Scientific American Content: Global
Jan 26, 2024, 1:11:07 PM1/26/24
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Ancient DNA recovered from Brazilian remains shows that syphilis and other treponemal diseases originated some 10,000 years earlier than previously thought
The spiral-shaped bacterium Treponema pallidum (artificially coloured) causes not only venereal syphilis but also the infectious diseases yaws and bejel.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/syphilislike-diseases-have-plagued-humans-for-14-000-years/
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