Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States, over 35, 600 cases of syphilis were reported by health officials in 1999. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. David Cox, 1980.

Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States, over 35, 600 cases of syphilis were reported by health officials in 1999. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. David Cox, 1980. Stock Photo
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Gado Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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KW1252

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4800 x 4195 px | 40.6 x 35.5 cm | 16 x 14 inches | 300dpi

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1 January 1980

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United States

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Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States, over 35, 600 cases of syphilis were reported by health officials in 1999. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. David Cox, 1980.

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