Syphilis is a highly infectious sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria called Treponema pallidum. It can cause irreversible damage to the nerves, body tissues and brain if left untreated. This chronic, systemic disease can affect almost every tissue and organ of the body.
Peter Mims, the American sailor who went missing from the U.S.S. Shiloh last week, has been found safe on board the ship An American sailor who was presumed dead following a huge man-overboard search has been found alive after he was discovered to have been hiding in his own ship's engine room for a week.
The furniture and memorabilia were moved from the Conway Centre in Angelsey together with many items donated by Old Conways worldwide. HMS Conway was a naval training school or school ship, founded in 1859 and housed for most of its life aboard a 19th-century wooden battleship. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II.