Ancient children’s teeth reveal a syphilis-like disease was spreading in Vietnam 4,000 years ago
Skeletal lesions consistent with congenital treponemal disease on a 5-year-old child from Man Bac, Vietnam. (Image credit: Vlok et al. 2026, CC BY-NC 4.0) Archaeologists in Vietnam have made a discovery that could rewrite scientists' understanding of where syphilis originated. The team found the Stone Age skeletons of three people…
bubmagApril 2, 2026