Compared to the First Big Syphilis Epidemic Several Hundred Years

question 30

Multiple Choice

Compared to the first big syphilis epidemic several hundred years ago in Europe, the strains of Treponema pallidum that cause syphilis today

• A) tend to be more virulent.
• B) tend to be less virulent.
• C) are about equally virulent.
• D) cannot be compared.

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Money Supply

The full ledger of economic financial resources at a specific instance.

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Barter

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