Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by infections from the bacteria species Treponema pallidum, has plagued ...

This is in part because the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, “is fragile to work with,” said Cameron. “So, you can't use regular experimental methods to work with it.” Because of ...

New genomic research has confirmed that syphilis, a disease that ravaged Europe shortly after the return of Christopher ...

Syphilis is a curable sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The infection can also be passed from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy. As a cause of genital ...

Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, the contagious infection is usually spread by sexual activity but can also be passed on by kissing. Syphilis patients may develop sores on their ...

The sexually transmitted infection can lead to serious health problems if left untreated. Syphilis cases skyrocketed in the U.S. as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STD prevention ...

“Syphilis is produced by a bacterium called 'Treponema pallidum' that is fundamentally transmitted through sexual intercourse, through contact with fluids,” Restuccia further explained.

Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and spreads through direct contact with an infectious sore via skin-to-skin contact, mucous membranes and blood, with an incubation period of 10 ...

Spirochetes, including Borrelia (Lyme disease), Treponema (syphilis), and Leptospira (leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that causes mild flu-like illness to severe kidney or liver damage), are ...

Of the patients, 67 percent are men. A patient develops syphilis after being infected with Treponema pallidum, a bacterium. The bacterium is transmissible through intercourse, kissing and other ...