Syphilis

Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has many alternate names, such as: Miss Siff, the Pox, and has been given many national attributions, e.g. the French disease or the English disease.

External links

• "A New Gold Standard For Syphilis?" Poster Presentation for European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2004 Spring Symposium
• Article on syphilis, cites a "one in four" chance of getting tertiary syphilis (references outdated now believed incorrect medical data)
• Kipkeepers, Pox and Gleet Vendors: A Rapid History of Syphilis
• POX: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis
• Secrets of the Dead (PBS): The Syphilis Enigma
• Syphilis and AIDS: Lessons from history
• "Syphilis fact sheet" from the Center for Disease Control
• The chapter on syphilis from a book on Dermatology and Venerology — contains some good pictures
• The treatment of dementia paralytica by malaria inoculation (A Nobel Prize lecture, December 13, 1927)