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"B.C. leads Canada in newly-reported syphilis cases
What did Al Capone, Hitler, Ivan the Terrible, Mussolini, Gauguin and possibly even Nietzsche have in common? Syphilis.
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), has had a long and mysterious history since its first documented case in 1494. The culprit, a spiral-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum defies its tiny, unassuming size in order to wreak havoc within our bodies. Its symptoms often range from unsightly genital ulcers and nasty full-body rashes with flu-like symptoms, to dementia, paralysis and death."
What did Al Capone, Hitler, Ivan the Terrible, Mussolini, Gauguin and possibly even Nietzsche have in common? Syphilis.
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), has had a long and mysterious history since its first documented case in 1494. The culprit, a spiral-shaped bacterium called Treponema pallidum defies its tiny, unassuming size in order to wreak havoc within our bodies. Its symptoms often range from unsightly genital ulcers and nasty full-body rashes with flu-like symptoms, to dementia, paralysis and death."
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