Treatments for arm rashes will depend on the underlying cause ... although not necessarily in the armpits. Syphilis, for instance, can cause a rash anywhere on the body in the secondary stage.

It seems syphilis became more virulent at some point before Columbus arrived – and then at the end of the 15th century, as ...

A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.

A recent study has provided significant evidence about the origin of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease.

Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival ...

Syphilis originated in the Americas before Columbus's arrival, and European colonialism facilitated its global spread and ...

Medically reviewed by Kiarra King, MD Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria. There are four stages of syphilis. The infection is curable, especially with early ...

Accusatory finger-pointing about the scourge, syphilis, began almost immediately. The Italians called it “the French disease”; the French called it “the Neapolitan disease”; the Russians ...

But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide. Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond ... The sexually transmitted infection starts with painless ulcers on the genitals, before bringing rashes, flu-like fatigue, headaches and ...