On the origin of the #treponematosespubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18235852/#syphilis in 1495, controversy has surrounded the origins of the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum

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Our results lend support to the Columbian theory of syphilis's origin while suggesting that the non-sexually transmitted subspecies arose earlier in the Old World. This study represents the first atte...

2) and its #relationship#treponemal diseases: yaws, endemic syphilis, and pinta. Some researchers have argued that the syphilis-causing bacterium, or its progenitor, was brought from the