The disease in the tertiary stage can damage internal organs and result in death. According to the CDC, most people with untreated syphilis do not develop symptoms of the last stage, it can develop decades after infection. Syphilis can be treated with an antibiotic injection.
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Should Alaskans fear diseases frozen in the permafrost?
Scientists have talked about the possibility of epidemics caused by thawing permafrost, but until now, it’s only been a theory. If the Siberian anthrax outbreak is traced back to spores in the permafrost, it would be a troubling development.
Ebola Update: Spanish Priest Dies; WHO Gives OK To Experimental Drugs
Ebola continues to spread in West Africa. The latest figures from the World Health Organization cite 1,848 cases of the disease across the region, and 1,013 deaths.
Ebola Patient Will Be Treated In Atlanta Hospital
An isolation unit at Emory University’s hospital in Atlanta will be used in the coming days to house and treat a patient infected with Ebola, the virus that has killed more than 700 people in a recent outbreak in West Africa.
CDC Closes Two Labs After Anthrax, Flu Scares
Citing an anthrax scare and other safety concerns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily shut down two of its laboratories.
Gardentalk – Tree health
Preventing damage and disease for your trees
Report Details Industry’s ‘Cutthroat’ Fight Of Miners’ Claims
Miners face a concerted industry effort to deny compensation payments, which includes industry-hired lawyers withholding evidence favorable to miners and doctors at a major university “helping to defeat the claims of sick miners.”
Report: Cases Of Elderly Dementia To Nearly Triple By 2050
By the middle of the century, the number of older people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will nearly triple, severely straining caregiving resources, the charity Alzheimer’s Disease International says in a new study released Thursday.