There are many different bloodborne pathogens including Hepatitis C, malaria, or syphilis, but Hepatitis B (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are the two diseases specifically addressed ...

"We see extinct sister lineages for all known forms of this disease family, which means syphilis, yaws, and bejel are the modern legacies of pathogens that once circulated in the Americas," said ...

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection ... that does not mean that the disease has been cured. If untreated, the pathogen remains in the body and can cause severe symptoms in the eyes and ...