Topic: Understanding the Bacterium that Causes Syphilis

[sam]

An article published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences goes a long way toward improving understanding of the bacterium that causes syphilis and may lead to novel therapeutic approaches for the disease.

http://www.physorg.com/news190572971.html

[Simon]

Nice! 

[sam]

 

[Rik]

I wonder if Facebook sponsored the article?

[sam]

lol. I thought that would be chlamydia.

[Rik]

Apparently Facebook has caused a surge in the number of cases of syphilis, quite odd when you think about it.

[Clive]

Yes, you can catch syphilis from Facebook.  LINK  Nasty little blighters aren't they?   

[Simon]

You should get proper anti-virus before going on Facebook, then. 

[Clive]

Even safer - avoid Facebook at all costs.   

[Simon]

Indeed!

[sam]

Apparently Facebook has caused a surge in the number of cases of syphilis, quite odd when you think about it.

more promiscuous activities.

[Rik]

Undoubtedly, Sam, but why would that then lead to a surge in just one STI? For that matter, when I was young, the two we worried about were syphilis and gonorrhoea, yet chlamydia existed at that time - no-one seemed to catch it, though. STIs are an interesting area of social change.

[sam]

chlamydia is given a lot more press these days and its easily detectable - people have tests for these quite often. At UoB at the start of each year the NHS gave out test packs for this.

[Rik]

Back in the dark days you went to a grim building ominously labelled "Special Clinic", trying hard not to be seen as you entered.

[sam]

wow!