Second, they have a range of bones not available anywhere else, like the syphilitic skull or, for the more price-conscious, this $40 replica rib with embedded .32 caliber bullet.

Illustration of a skull affected by syphilis. Lehrbuch der speziellen pathologischen Anatomie für Studierende und Ärzte (1907) / Public Domain Image Via Internet Book Archive.

Archaeology 'Cone-headed' skull from Iran was bashed in 6,200 years ago, ... "Tertiary syphilis translated into the approximation in a very impactful way," Moraes told Live Science in an email.

Syphilis of skull. Picture: Otis Historical Archives Nat'l Museum of Health & Medicine. Medical historian and author of The Butchering Art, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, ...

Osteitis, periostitis, and osteomyelitis likely result from hematogenous dissemination of spirochetes during secondary syphilis with deposition into the periosteum, Haversian canal, and bony medulla, ...

A 500-year-old skull was discovered in an Icelandic cemetery over a decade ago It was covered in deep lesions, which are a common sign of late-stage syphilis An artist has used the skull to ...

The woman's skull had three injuries, likely from a hard object, and a dents, possibly from a syphilis-like disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

This excess leads to the bones of the face, skull, jaw, hands, and feet being enlarged. ... If you test positive for syphilis, you can be treated with antibiotics to cure the infection.

IN his interesting letter Prof. Pearson discusses two questions: (1) Did Europeans suffer from syphilis before the return of Columbus from America? (2) Does the skull cast of Robert Bruce give any ...

According to the CDC, the rates of primary and secondary syphilis -- both especially infectious -- have grown almost every year since reaching historic lows in 2000 and 2001. The rate jumped by 28 ...