Month: September 2016

Syphilis, an STD that returns to the forefront With its contamination peak in the 19th century and having almost disappeared in the 20th century (the cases recorded in Montreal were almost zero between the 1990s and the 2000s). Syphilis, also called "the disease of Naples" or [...]

Hepatitis B is primarily a sexually transmitted infection Affecting nearly 250 million people in the world in its chronic form, with close to 800 000 deaths per year, hepatitis B is not taken lightly by the WHO, which sees it as a deadly virus and a major concern, just like the [...]