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  2. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesBrief History of Syphilis

    Mar 3, 2014 · Examining the milestones in the history of syphilis, the present article reviews the existing theories that tried to explain the origins of the disease, the approach in art, the cultural and the evolution of the treatments from the empiric means to the discovery of penicillin.

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      AbstractBefore the discovery of Treponema pallidum as the...

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      The Syphilis Enigma documentary pits one of the authors...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_syphilisHistory of syphilis - Wikipedia

    Between 1945 and 1955 penicillin was used to treat over two million Americans for syphilis, and contact tracing was introduced. Syphilis prevalence dropped to an all time low by 1955. A total of 6993 cases of primary and secondary syphilis were recorded in 1998, the lowest number since 1941. [73]

  4. jmvh.org › article › syphilis-its-early-history-andSyphilis – Its early history and Treatment until Penicillin ...

    There have been three main hypotheses on the origin of syphilis – the Columbian hypothesis that Columbus brought syphilis from the New World, the pre-Columbian theory that syphilis had already existed in the Old World and had evolved into a more virulent form around the time of Columbus, and the Unitarian theory that all treponematoses are a ...

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  5. asm.org › Articles › 2019Revisiting the Great Imitator: The Origin and History of Syphilis

    Jun 17, 2019 · Penicillin G, aka "the Silver Bullet," which was and still is an effective treatment for syphilis (especially for primary, secondary or early latent infections), was discovered about 30 years after the story above was written. The disease should be nothing to worry about by now in the U.S., where healthcare is generally more accessible compared ...

  6. www.cdc.gov › tuskegee › timelineThe Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Timeline

    By 1943, penicillin was the treatment of choice for syphilis and becoming widely available, but the participants in the study were not offered treatment. In 1972, an Associated Press story about the study was published.

  7. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk › objects-and-storiesThe history of syphilis part two: Treatments, cures and ...

    Nov 8, 2023 · The development of penicillin during the Second World War had a dramatic impact on the syphilis story. By 1947 it was the standard treatment and a highly effective cure, with the antibiotic reducing case numbers in the UK by 90% within ten years.

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