Syphilis
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Broader Terms
sexually transmitted disease, Treponema infection
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Scope Note
subacute to chronic infectious venereal disease caused by the spirochete treponema pallidum.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Syphilis is easily treated with penicillin.
- In its early stages, syphilis is easily treatable.
- Preventing syphilis is especially important because persons infected with the disease are at increased risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
- com | POZ Mentor POZ Personals Syphilis & Neurosyphilis en espaol What is it? Syphilis is a disease caused by the organism Treponema pallidum.
- Syphilis Although less common today than in the past, Syphilis is still an important STD to be aware of due to the dangerous consequences of contracting the disease.
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