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Syphilis : Causes

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Causes could include:
  • Treponema pallidum

Causes Overview Articles

Syphilis
Syphilis is an infectious disease. The bacteria that causes it spreads through broken skin or mucous membranes. It is most often spread by sexual contact. Pregnant mothers infected with the disease can pass it to the baby developing in their womb....
Source:ADAM
Date:June 20, 2007
Syphilis
Syphilis is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum . A spirochete is a thin spiral- or coil-shaped bacterium that enters the body through the mucous membranes or breaks in the skin. In 90% of cases, the spirochete is transmitted by sexual cont...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Syphilis
The only reliable methods for preventing transmission of syphilis are sexual abstinence or monogamous relationships between uninfected partners. Condoms offer some protection but protect only the covered parts of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Syphilis
Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum , a spirochete, which is a thin spiral-or coil-shaped bacterium that enters the body through the mucous membranes or breaks in the skin. In 90% of cases, the spirochete is transmitted by sexual contact.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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