Archeologists find remains of syphilis-infected Europeans that pre-date Columbus, challenging the theory that he introduced the disease to Europe

The bacteria that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, has a long history in the Old World, where it causes a disease called "Yaws." Uncontroversial. On genetic evidence, the strain that causes syphilis is pretty clearly New World.

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