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  2. Syphilitic aortitis - Wikipedia

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    Starved for oxygen and nutrients, elastic fibers become patchy and smooth muscle cells die. If the disease progresses, syphilitic aortitis leads to an aortic aneurysm. Overall, tertiary syphilis is a rare cause of aortic aneurysms. [3] Syphilitic aortitis has become rare in the developed world with the advent of penicillin treatments after ...

  3. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Latent syphilis has no symptoms and can last years. [2] In tertiary syphilis, there are gummas (soft, non-cancerous growths), neurological problems, or heart symptoms. [3] Syphilis has been known as "the great imitator", because it may cause symptoms similar to many other diseases. [2] [3] Syphilis is most commonly spread through sexual ...

  4. Aortitis - Wikipedia

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    Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. The disorder is potentially life-threatening and rare. It is reported that there are only 1–3 new cases of aortitis per year per million people in the United States and Europe. [1] Aortitis is most common in people 10 to 40 years of age. [1]

  5. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    The history of syphilis has been well studied, but the exact origin of the disease remains unknown. [3] It appears to have originated in both Africa and America. [4] [5] As such, there are two primary hypotheses: one proposes that syphilis was carried to Europe from the Americas by the crew(s) of Christopher Columbus as a byproduct of the Columbian exchange, while the other proposes that ...

  6. Epidemiology of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact [2] and is believed to have infected 12 million people in 1999 with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. [3] It affects between 700,000 and 1.6 million pregnancies a year, resulting in spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, and congenital syphilis. [4]

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    “Being socially disconnected increases our risk of heart disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, and premature death,” he wrote, yet about a third of adults and half of young people experience ...

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    The impact of Hurricanes Irma in 2017, Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024 on trees already weakened from years of citrus greening disease "has led Alico to conclude that growing citrus is no longer ...

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    Bizarre Laws In Washington, Such As Being Charged With Reckless Driving If Hugging While Behind The Wheel . One quite famous strange "law" of Connecticut regards pickles.