By Steve E. Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact. Caused by the Treponema pallidumbacterium, the disease starts as a painless sore in the genital area, spreading from person to person via contact with these sores.[1] Currently, early syphilis can be treated with penicillin. Without receiving treatment, syphilis can damage your heart, brain, andContinue reading “Syphilis”
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The Columbian Exchange
By Nicole M. Around 175 million years ago, Pangea, a “supercontinent” made up of all the modern continents existed. This “supercontinent” eventually broke apart, creating two ecologically, biologically, and culturally diverse worlds. Europe, Asia and Africa were on one side, and the Americas on the other. Neither side knew the other existed until 1492. A merchant, ChristopherContinue reading “The Columbian Exchange”
Plagues and Peoples: Health and Disease in Medieval Europe 