UCTP Blogspot - About Syphilis
Excerpt - "The debate about the origins of syphilis has continued for nearly 500 years," noted Borrero who added "In a climate that glorifies Columbus and attempts to justify the genocide of indigenous peoples by denigrating the lifestyle of our ancestors as savage and immoral, one important aspect of this research is that it suggests the disease may not have been transmitted through sex until it adapted to the environment in Europe."
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