Examples of syphilis in the following topics:
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- Late latent syphilis is asymptomatic, and not as contagious as early latent syphilis.
- Patient with tertiary (gummatous) syphilis.
- People with tertiary syphilis are not infectious.
- Gummatous syphilis or late benign syphilis usually occurs one to 46 years after the initial infection, with an average of 15 years.
- It is the causative agent of syphilis.
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- Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
- Latent syphilis displays little to no symptoms, and neurosyphilis (tertiary) can result in neurological and cardiac symptoms because the syphilis has been undiagnosed or untreated for many years.
- Neurosyphilis occurs when syphilis is left untreated from many years.
- Dermatologic manifestations are the hallmark of secondary syphilis.
- It is the causative agent of syphilis.
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- An exception to the bacterial exclusion are the diseases caused by spirochetes, such as Borrelia, which causes Lyme disease, and Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis.
- Exceptions to the bacterial exclusion are the diseases
caused by spirochetes, such as Borrelia (the cause of Lyme disease), and
Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis.
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- Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis, hides from phagocytes by coating its surface with fibronectin, which is produced naturally by the body and plays a crucial role in wound healing.
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- A condom is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV.
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- In an infant, it may be a symptom of congenital syphilis.