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Origins and spread of syphilis across centuries
An overview tracing syphilis origins to the Americas after Columbus, its spread through Europe, and key medical milestones from 1905 to 1910. It explains the germ spirochaeta pallida, transmission modes including congenital and indirect contact, and notes that congenital cases reach about 60,000 births yearly with syphilis as a principal infant death cause.
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Fracastorius
America
New World
Spain
Europe
Schaudinn
U. S