Djerassi's father was a physician who specialized in treating syphilis.

HIV infection makes it harder for antibiotics to treat syphilis.

Its roots and fruits are traditionally used to treat gonorrhea and syphilis.

It was the most effective drug for treating syphilis until penicillin became available in the 1940s.

Penicillin is the antibiotic most commonly used to treat syphilis.

It is not appropriate to try to treat syphilis on your own.

Blue mass was also used to treat syphilis, in the form of ointments, gargles, and eye washes.

If used to treat syphilis, this medication may cause a condition known as Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.

Antibiotics are always used to treat syphilis.

The name came from the belief that lobeline, an alkaloid produced by the plant, was useful in treating syphilis.