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The oldest known DNA evidence of a syphilis relative was found in Brazil in 2,000-year-old skeletons

Advanced DNA research has shown that the bacteria Treponema pallidum endemicum, a close relative of the organism causing venereal syphilis, was carried by people living on the Brazilian coast thousands of years ago. The group probably had severe shins and…

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