Diagnostic Methods Used in Detecting Syphilis in Paleopathological Research—A Literature Review

Diagnostic Methods Used in Detecting Syphilis in Paleopathological Research—A Literature Review

Syphilis is a disease caused by Treponema pallidum. It is primarily transmitted sexually or vertically during pregnancy. The origin is twofold, namely, it comes from America or Europe. Syphilis was first recorded in a human skeleton in the 11th century. However, signs of treponemal disease were obse...

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Main Authors: Grzegorz Mikita, Michalina Jagoda Lizoń, Julia Gąsiorowska, Maciej Mateusz Hanypsiak, Jan Falana, Mateusz Mazurek, Oliwier Wojciech Pioterek, Krzysztof Wolak, Joanna Grzelak, Dominika Domagała, Dariusz Nowakowski, Paweł Dąbrowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
syphilis
anthropologic diagnostics
long bones
paleopathological analysis
anthropological methods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/9/1116
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