{"id":21171,"date":"2020-09-11T08:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T08:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=21171"},"modified":"2020-09-11T08:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T08:12:28","slug":"did-columbus-really-introduce-syphilis-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=21171","title":{"rendered":"Did Columbus Really Introduce Syphilis to Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"News_list_rdr art\">\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Sexual Health News<\/h3>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Did Columbus Really Introduce Syphilis to Europe?\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.healthday.com\/Images\/icimages\/40250.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>Explorer Christopher Columbus, long blamed for bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/syphilis_in_women_overview\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">syphilis<\/a> to Europe from the New World, may have gotten a bad rap, new research suggests.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have uncovered traces of the bacteria that causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/image-collection\/syphilis_picture\/picture.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"img\">syphilis<\/a> in archaeological human remains from Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands that predate Columbus&#8217; explorations. The findings were recently published in the journal <i>Current Biology<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It seems that the first known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/syphilis_in_women_overview\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">syphilis<\/a> breakout cannot be solely attributed to Columbus&#8217; voyages to America,&#8221; study author Verena Sch\u00fcnemann, a professor of paleogenetics at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, said in a university news release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/image-collection\/syphilis_picture\/picture.htm\" rel=\"img\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">Syphilis<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/stds_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">sexually transmitted disease<\/a> that is now easily curable if caught early, took hold in Europe during the late 15th century and killed millions over the following two centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers also found evidence of related bacterial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/sprained_ankle\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">strains<\/a> in the historical remains &#8212; one that causes a disease called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/yaws\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">yaws<\/a>, which still exists today in tropical and subtropical regions, and another, previously unknown, pathogen.<\/p>\n<p>By analyzing the bacteria&#8217;s genetic code, researchers found that the predecessor of all modern syphilis likely evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries.<\/p>\n<p>But the newly discovered diversity among the family of bacteria that causes syphilis may indicate that the disease originated or developed in Europe, potentially dispelling the long-held theory that Columbus and his sailors triggered the outbreak after one of four voyages between 1492 and 1502, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Although syphilis is treatable when detected early, it is still a rapidly spreading disease. The most recent World Health Organization data estimates that there were 6 million new cases of syphilis worldwide in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Serena McNiff<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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