- CDC: Syphilis
Provides basic background information about syphilis.
www.cdc.gov/std/Syphilis/STDFact-Syphilis.htm
- Archaeology: Origins of Syphilis
Briefly describes research into the evolution and spread of syphilis.
www.archaeology.org/9701/newsbriefs/syphilis.html
- MedlinePlus: Syphilis
Provides links to articles and statistics on the sexually transmitted or congenital infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/syphilis.html
- Facts & Answers About STDs: Syphilis
Information about the sexually transmitted disease including its symptoms and treatment. From the American Social Health Association.
www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/syphilis.html
- Stop the Sores
Encouraging people to get tested for syphilis and practice safe sex so the disease isn't spread.
www.stopthesores.org
- 4woman.gov: Syphilis
Covers the symptoms and progression of the illness, how it can affect women in particular, and connections between syphilis and the nervous system.
www.4woman.gov/faq/stdsyph.htm
- Tuskegee Study (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Syphilis/Tuskegee_Study
- eMedicineHealth: Syphilis
Covers topics including the symptoms of syphilis, when to seek medical care, exams and tests, treatment, and post-treatment care.
www.emedicinehealth.com/syphilis/article_em.htm
- Great Scourge, The
Explores syphilis as a medical problem and moral metaphor in Western nations between 1880 and 1916.
homepages.primex.co.uk/~lesleyah/grtscrge.htm
- TeensHealth: Syphilis
Explains what the bacterial illness is, the differing symptoms girls and guys may experience, and its treatment.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/std_syphilis.html
- Nemours Foundation: Syphilis
Describes the congenital and acquired forms of the disease, the symptoms of its early and late stages, and its treatment.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/syphilis.html
- Frontline: The Lost Children of Rockdale County
Explores how a 1996 syphilis outbreak in a well-off Atlanta suburb affected over 200 teenagers and revealed their hidden lives, unknown to parents: group sex, binge drinking, drugs, and violence.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/georgia
- Kipkeepers, Pox and Gleet Vendors: A Rapid History of Syphilis
Slideshow presentation with RealAudio accompaniment created by Neil Clancy, University of Florida College of Medicine.
medinfo.ufl.edu/other/histmed/clancy
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