One famous example is the Tuskegee syphilis study, which began in the nineteen thirties.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Most of the men died from syphilis, or problems from the disease.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

By about nineteen fifteen, Scott Joplin began suffering badly from syphilis.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

Of the blood that has to be destroyed, almost half is caused by the presence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C,and syphilis, while the other half is due to problems in the collection process.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04