Searching for Syphilis - for iPod/iPhone

by The Open University

At the end of the 15th century a terrifying new epidemic spread across Europe, but was this disease, known as the Great Pox, really Syphilis? Did Christopher Columbus actually bring the disease back from the New World? Join us as we look at whether the discovery of a 600 year old skeleton can shed new light on the origins of one of mankind's most enduring diseases, which still affects 12 million people every year. This material forms part of The Open University course S320 Infectious disease.

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  • Searching for Syphilis
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:00:49
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  • What was the Great Pox?
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:06:13
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  • The bones of Rivenhall women
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:04:38
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  • Extracting DNA from ancient bone
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:04:45
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  • Treatment for syphilis
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:03:25
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  • The results of Rivenhall women's test
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:04:22
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  • The future for syphilis
    Oct 7, 2009 – 00:05:05
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