Despite effective treatment availability for nearly a
century, syphilis remains a global public health problem with significant
social and economic impact. Over 500 years after the first reports of this sexually transmitted infection, questions remain regarding its origins,
relationship to other infectious agents and effective control measures. Studies
addressing origins of syphilis and non-syphilitic treponemes provide content to
questions of evolution and emergence, however, many questions remain. Disease
dynamics of syphilis are embedded in social behaviors and contribute heavily to
propagation of this ancient disease. Discussions on the origins of syphilis and
disease dynamics are presented.
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Historically,
controversy surrounds the origin of syphilis (Treponema pallidum subsp.
pallidum ) which is based on two theories, the Columbian and the pre-Columbian.
The Columbian theory suggests that explorers in the late 1400s carried the
disease back to Europe from the “New World” and triggered the first documented
outbreak of syphilis in Naples during the invasion by King Charles VIII’s army
in 1495. Read more>>>>>>
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