Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

In the spring of 1495, a mysterious illness broke out, interrupting the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France. The […] ...

When a mysterious flesh-rotting disease broke out in Europe in 1495, two years after Christopher Columbus returned from the ...

In 1495, a devastating infection began to sweep across Europe, causing pustules and sores to erupt on people’s bodies and ...

In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently ...

New research on ancient DNA traces syphilis origins to the Americas, shedding light on the 15th-century outbreak in Europe.

Stark County and much of Northeast Ohio have been hit with the highest number of syphilis cases in recent memory.

Sexually transmitted infections — which affect one in five Americans — are most commonly found on the genitals, anus and ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond, but its origins continued to be fiercely debated, with some historians claiming it was actually home-grown. Now, scientists have carried ...

B.C. had 1,049 cases of infectious syphilis in six months, up from 154 cases in all of 2010, showing a “dramatic” increase in ...