Syphillis

Titus Kuria
Nov. 06th 2003

Syphilis

One cannot help but be amazed and humbled when examining the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. Such a small creature with such a sordid past. This bacteria has been a part of hundreds of years worth of human history, and probably thousands of years worth of prehistory. It has been written about, debated over, and has affected every culture it has come into contact with. When a word “STD” (Sexually Transmitted Disease) is mentioned in most world cultures, Syphilis is the most commonly associated disease with STD behind AIDS (Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrome) discovered recently and the other one being gonorrhea. Treponema pallidum is the bacteria responsible for the infection that we call syphilis.
According to CDC web article, “Syphilis is a complex sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It has often ...