Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration) but there may be multiple sores.
Asia Minor is a geographic region in the south-western part of Asia comprising most of what is present-day Turkey. The earliest reference to the region comes from tablets of the Akkadian Dynasty (2334-2083 BCE) where it is known as âThe Land of the Hatti â and was inhabited by the Hittites.
â¦of Asia Minorâalso known as Anatolia (Anadolu)âand, in the east, part of a mountainous region sometimes known as the Armenian Highland. The remainderâTurkish Thrace (Trakya)âlies in the extreme southeastern part of Europe, a tiny remnant of an empire that once extended over much of the Balkans. READ MORE Ancient Anatolia