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Syphilis Symptoms and Diagnosis |
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has many alternate names, including "lues", "syph", "the Pox" (or "great pox", to distinguish it from smallpox), and the "French disease." The route of transmission of syphilis is almost invariably by sexual contact; however, there are examples of direct contact infections (see yaws) and of congenital syphilis (transmission from mother to child in utero). The signs and symptoms ...
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Screening and diagnosis
... If you have painless sores in your genital area and enlarged lymph nodes in your groin area, see your doctor. These may be signs of syphilis. Treatment in the early stages of syphilis can prevent seri...
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Signs and symptoms ... The signs and symptoms of syphilis occur in three stages — primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary These signs may occur from 10 days to three months after exposure: A small, painless sore (cha...
Source: MayoClinic
Causes ... Syphilis is contagious during its primary and secondary stages. The bacterial organism that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, enters your body through minor cuts or abrasions in your skin or mucous...
Source: MayoClinic
Causes ... Syphilis is contagious during its primary and secondary stages. The bacterial organism that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, enters your body through minor cuts or abrasions in your skin or mucous...
Source: MayoClinic
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