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Syphilis has caused the death, derangement, or diminished mental capacity of many famous people throughout history. Lenin's debilitating health problems and strokes while barely 50 years old are thought to have been caused by syphilis; Al Capone

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'''Syphilis''' is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] caused by the [[bacteria]] ''Treponema pallidum''. Syphilis originated in the [[New World]] and was introduced to [[Europe]] in the late 15th century by [[Spain|Spanish]] explorers returning from the New World.<ref>[http://www.archaeology.org/9701/newsbriefs/syphilis.html Origins of Syphilis]</ref> The first European record of a syphilis epidemic was in 1493, a year after the explorer [[Columbus]] discovered [[America]].

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Syphilis has caused the death, derangement, or diminished mental capacity of many famous people throughout history. [[Lenin]]'s debilitating health problems and strokes while barely 50 years old are thought to have been caused by syphilis; [[Al Capone]] was ravaged by this disease until his mental capacity reduced to that of a 12-year-old.<ref>https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a32461994/al-capone-death-syphilis/</ref>

==Causes, incidence, and risk factors==

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