An STI which can cause serious complications if not treated.
An STD caused by the Treponema pallidum bacterium which is highly infectious.
Contagious, sexually transmitted disease that causes widespread tissue destruction if not treated promptly. Syphilis is called the great mimic because its symptoms resemble those of many other diseases.
There are an estimated 120,000 new cases of syphilis in the U.S. each year. Syphilis progresses in three stages, with the earliest symptoms appearing in 10 days to three weeks after sex with an infected partner. A painless sore (chancre) may appear on the genitals or in the vagina. Second-stage symptoms include a skin rash and flu-like symptoms. The infection remains even after these symptoms disappear. If left untreated, syphilis lapses into the latent stage, during which it is not contagious and has no symptoms. About one-third of people who reach this stage will develop the severe complications of late, or tertiary, syphilis, which can result in mental illness, blindness, heart disease and death. More information available.
A disease passed on during sex. It first produces sores on a person's private parts and can be very serious if not treated.
A disease caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochete), a member of the family Spirochaetaceae. Three genera of spirochetes contain species that are able to cause disease in humans: Treponema (syphilis), Borrelia (relapsing fever), and Leptospira (leptospirosis). The last two diseases are caused by spirochetes that infect ticks or lice and transmitted to humans through their bites. Syphilis is a disease transmitted sexually or in the womb and caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium, producing chronic infection of the brain, blood vessels, and other organs.
A disease primarily sexually transmitted resulting from infection with certain bacteria. Back to the Top
a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
an infectious sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium, called a spirochete ( Treponema pallidum), which is transmitted by direct sexual contact. It is usually expressed first on the skin by red painless papules that erode to form small ulcers known as chancres.
An infection caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum, usually transmitted through sexual exposure or from mother to child during pregnancy. Although effective treatment is available, testing must be done to identify the need for treatment before major complications develop.
This test is done to detect evidence of infection with the bacterium, called spirochete that causes syphilis. Blood centers began testing for this shortly after World War II, when syphilis rates in the general population were much higher. The risk of transmitting syphilis through a blood transfusion is exceedingly small because the infection is very rare in blood donors, and because the spirochete is fragile and unlikely to survive blood storage conditions.
sexually-transmitted disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
A curable STI that affects both men and women. It initially causes sores on the vagina, penis, anus, mouth, or lips. These sores will heal by themselves, but untreated syphilis can lead to advanced stages that can damage the heart and nervous system and can lead to death.
bacterial infection that can lead to brain and organ damage if left untreated. Syphilis occurs in several phases, some of which have no symptoms, and is spread through unprotected sexual activity, including kissing if there is a lesion present on the mouth.
An STI that causes small sores in the genital area. Later stages are marked by fever, headaches and pain in the bones and muscles. Syphilis is caused by a bacterium and can be easily cured with antibiotics.
A disease-primarily sexually transmitted-resulting from infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum (a bacterium). Syphilis can also be acquired in the uterus during pregnancy.
a disease usually transmitted by sexual contact, that can cause serious injury to an unborn baby.
A sexually transmitted disease that is caused by an organism called Treponema pallidum; it may cause major health problems or death in its later stages.
A venereal disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum and transmitted by sexual contact or in utero. Syphilis causes lesions to the skin and organs and may be latent for long periods.
a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum bacteria. The initial symptom of syphilis is a painless open sore that usually appears on the penis or around or in the vagina. If untreated, syphilis may go on to more advanced stages, including a transient rash and, eventually, serious involvement of the heart and central nervous system.
A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial infection that produces an ulcer on the genitals and can have potentially serious effects if untreated.
An infection caused by a bacteria called bacterium treponema pallidum (say: bak-ter-e-um trep-u-ne-mu(h) pu-la-de-um). Learn more about syphilis.
A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This worm-like, spiral-shaped organism infects people by burrowing into the moist mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals. From there, the spirochete produces a non-painful ulcer known as a chancre. There are three stages of syphilis: See the entire definition of Syphilis
A sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Trepanema pallidum.
a venereal disease transmitted by genital intercourse; caused by a spirochete, "Treponema pallidum." See page 46.
A sexually transmitted disease which you are tested for during pregnancy. It can cause complications for the baby.
a three-stage STD that affects an estimated 120,000 people each year in the U.S. The first symptom appears 10 days to 3 weeks after exposure and is characterized by a painless red (chancre) sore on the genitals or inside the vagina. This sore goes away. Second-stage symptoms include a skin rash and flu-like symptoms. These symptoms will also go away, but it does not mean that the infection is gone. If left untreated, syphilis progresses into a latent stage that can lapse into third-stage, or tertiary, syphilis. Complications from tertiary syphilis are severe: they include mental illness, blindness, heart disease, and death.
a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It can lead to blindness, mental illness, cardiac disease and even death if it is not treated. It can be cured with antibiotic injections.
A sexually transmitted disease that can be acquired through sexual intercourse, kissing or other intimate bodily contact.
An infectious disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum, mostly sexually transmitted and characterised by genital sores, skin rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. In later stages the cardiovascular and central nervous system, skin, bones, and liver may be involved.
A venereal disease caused by spirochete. Acquired infection is transmitted by sexual contact. Congenital infection comes from a mother who has been infected during or shortly before pregnancy.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by bacteria that enters the blood stream through the eyes, mouth, vagina, anus or broken skin. If left untreated, it can cause serious health problems.
A sexually transmitted virus that may first appear as sores and rashes, and be accompanied by flu-like symptoms.
sexually transmitted disease that can affect a fetus.
A sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria which invade the blood through broken tissue linings in the sex organs, rectum, or mouth. It can be treated with antibiotics. JKL NO QR WXYZ
A primarily sexually transmitted disease resulting from infection with the spirochete (a bacterium) Treponema pallidum. Syphilis can also be acquired in the uterus during pregnancy.
a sexually transmitted disease caused by spirochete bacteria (Treponema pallidum)
A sexually-transmitted disease, with symptoms in the early contagious stages being a sore on the genitalia, a rash, patches of flaking tissue, fever, a sore throat, and sores in the mouth or anus.
A sexually transmitted disease resulting from an infection with a bacterium. The first symptom of primary syphilis is an ulcer called a chancre ("shan-ker"). The chancre can appear within 10 days to three months after exposure and is most often painful.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has many alternate names, including "syph", "Cupid's Disease", "the Pox" (or "great pox", to distinguish it from smallpox), "lues" (hence luiphobia, or fear of syphilis), and the "French disease."