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	Syphilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum.
		In the poem, Syphilis was a shepherd who first contracted the disease, sent as a plague by the god Apollo, as punishment for the defiance Syphilis and his followers showed him.
		Congenital syphilis is syphilis present in utero and at birth, and occurs when a child is born to a mother with secondary or tertiary syphilis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Syphilis (3712 words)

	syphilis (STDs)
		Syphilis is caused by the bacteria T. pallidum, a spiral shaped organism that moves throughout the body by splitting in two about once every day.
		Cardiovascular syphilis is a relatively rare form of syphilis which affects about 10% of all treated patients after 10 to 40 years of untreated syphilis.
		Syphilis does not survive well outside the body so that non-sexual contractions of the disease are uncommon.
	www.sexhealth.org /std/syphilis.shtml (768 words)

	Syphilis - Notifiable Diseases On-Line
		Syphilis is classified into stages that reflect the degree of infectivity and progression of the disease: primary, secondary, early latent, late latent, and tertiary.
		Individuals who have had syphilis for less than a year and are asymptomatic are classified as having early latent syphilis; they may have recurrences of lesions of the skin and mucous membranes, and are potentially infectious to their contacts.
		Syphilis is transmitted by sexual contact with an infected individual in the primary, secondary or early latent stage of the disease.
	dsol-smed.phac-aspc.gc.ca /dsol-smed/ndis/diseases/sype_e.html (617 words)

	Syphilis (Disease) : Raleigh, Cary, Clayton, North Carolina, NC
		Syphilis is a sexually transmitted or congenital infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
		Secondary syphilis is the stage where the bacteria have spread in the bloodstream and have reached their highest numbers.
		The final stage of syphilis is called tertiary syphilis (syphilis; tertiary) and is characterized by brain or central nervous system involvement (neurosyphilis), cardiovascular involvement with inflammation of the aorta (aortitis or aneurysms), and gummatous syphilis (destructive lesions of the skin and bones).
	www.wakemed.org /13753.cfm (910 words)

	Handbook of Ocular Disease Management - Syphilis
		Syphilis is a multi-system, multi-symptom disorder that occurs primarily through sexual transmission, though the disease can be spread through blood transfusion and direct contact with an infected lesion.
		In cases of congenital syphilis, the patient may manifest Hutchinson's triad (interstitial keratitis, deafness and malformed teeth), osteochondritis (inflammation of both bone and cartilage), chorioretinitis, hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of the liver and spleen), and anorexia.
		Syphilis is caused by the spirochete bacteria, Treponema pallidum.
	www.revoptom.com /handbook/sect7f.htm (813 words)

	Disease Reference - Syphilis (Lues) Information
		Syphilis (previously called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum.
		There are references to syphilis in William Shakespeare's play Measure for Measure, particularly in a number of early passages spoken by the character Lucio, whose name, suggesting light and truth, is meant to indicate that he is to be taken seriously.
		As the disease became better understood, effective treatments began to be found, beginning with the use of the arsenic-containing drug Salvarsan from 1910.
	www.disease-reference.com /Syphilis.htm (1510 words)

	STD Facts - Syphilis
		Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
		The incidence of infectious syphilis was highest in women 20 to 24 years of age and in men 35 to 39 years of age.
		This, in conjunction with reports of syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM), suggests that rates of syphilis in MSM are increasing.
	www.cdc.gov /std/Syphilis/STDFact-Syphilis.htm (1658 words)

	Syphilis - Urologychannel
		Syphilis is spread through vaginal, oral, and anal sex during the infection's primary, secondary, and early latent stages.
		Syphilis occurs in women between the ages of 20 and 39 and in men between the ages of 35 to 39; slightly more men than women are affected.
		Manifestations of syphilis vary according to the stage of the disease and the immune status of the infected person.
	www.urologychannel.com /std/syphilis.shtml (1262 words)

	Disease Watch: Syphilis. The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
		Syphilis is a chronic infectious disease caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum.
		Syphilis is usually transmitted by sexual contact or from mother to infant, although endemic syphilis is transmitted by non-sexual contact in communities living under poor hygiene conditions.
		Endemic syphilis and other non-venereal treponemal diseases, such as yaws, were controlled by penicillin mass treatment programmes in most endemic foci in the 1950s and 1960s, and represented one of the most successful health programmes ever implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO).
	www.who.int /tdr/dw/syphilis2004.htm (970 words)

	eMedicine - Syphilis : Article by Muhammad Waseem, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		With early-onset disease, manifestations result from transplacental spirochetemia and are analogous to the secondary stage of acquired syphilis.
		Cardiovascular syphilis refers to aortic dilatation due to medial necrosis of the aorta; the essential signs are aortic insufficiency or saccular aneurysm of the aorta.
		Radiologic abnormalities are exceedingly common in early syphilis and are found in 95% of symptomatic infants and as many as 20% of infants with asymptomatic disease.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2193.htm (5786 words)

	[Clinical Preventive Services] Screening for Syphilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Primary syphilis produces ulcers of the genitalia, pharynx, or rectum, and secondary syphilis is characterized by contagious skin lesions, lymph- adenopathy, and condylomata lata.2 Systemic spread, including invasion of the central nervous system, can occur early in infection and may be symptomatic during early or late stages of syphilis.
		In early primary syphilis, when antibody levels may be too low to detect, results may be nonreactive, and the sensitivity of nontreponemal tests is 62-76%.10 Antibody levels rise as disease progresses; titers usually peak during secondary syphilis, when the sensitivity of nontreponemal tests approaches 100%.
		Co-infection with HIV and syphilis does not generally impair the sensitivity of syphilis testing, although there are sporadic reports of absent or delayed response to nontreponemal tests.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /texts/gcps/gcps0036.html (1474 words)

	Syphilis - secondary (Disease) : Raleigh, Cary, Clayton, North Carolina, NC
		Secondary syphilis is the second stage of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis.
		Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
		In secondary syphilis, the bacteria have spread in the bloodstream and have reached their highest numbers.
	www.wakemed.org /14557.cfm (779 words)

	NOW Magazine: Syphilis Sleuth
		His encyclopedic knowledge of the classic syphilis literature is breathtaking, and has earned him the respect of some of the disease's top authorities around the world, especially in Europe, where he has been repeatedly invited to lecture to hospital specialists on what he thinks syphilis is up to in the AIDS era.
		Syphilis and HIV appear to be frequent companions, with a prior history of syphilis being one of the best predictors for subsequently turning HIV-positive, an even better correlate than having multiple partners or high-risk sex.
		Even some American syphilis experts, although they're not ready to admit that their disease may be at the root of AIDS, appear to be quietly edging towards accepting the possibility that a major mistake may have been made in assuming that syphilis only manifests itself in the classical, sensitized way.
	www.cbc.ca /ideas/features/Aids/aidsnow.html (3229 words)

	Communicable Disease Fact Sheet
		Syphilis is a bacterial infection, primarily a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
		Syphilis is spread by sexual contact with an infected individual, with the exception of congenital syphilis, which is spread from mother to fetus.
		Syphilis is considered to be communicable for a period of up to two years, possibly longer.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/syph.htm (640 words)

	Syphilis
		Though not the most widespread STD in Wisconsin, syphilis prevention remains an important objective because of the serious consequences of untreated or inadequately treated syphilis and its role as a potential risk factor for HIV infection and transmission.
		Syphilis is spread directly from person to person by direct contact with an infectious lesion.
		Syphilis infection can persist for many years even when it is not a symptomatic infection.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/955156338.html (835 words)

	Syphilis
		Syphilis is a serious and complex sexually transmitted disease that is caused by a bacterium.
		Syphilis cannot be transmitted by toilet seats, door knobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bath tubs, shared clothing or shared eating utensils.
		Syphilis is fully treatable, but obtaining treatment as soon as possible is crucial to preventing long-term damage.
	www.vpul.upenn.edu /ohe/library/Sexhealth/sti/Syphilis.htm (738 words)

	Syphilis (Disease)... Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Safer sexual practices and consistent condom use are important measures in the prevention of syphilis.
		Screening of all pregnant women for syphilis is another measure to decrease the risk that the disease will be passed on to the fetus.
		After appropriate antibiotic treatment is given for syphilis, follow up blood tests (RPR) are usually performed to assess the adequacy of treatment.
	www.browardhealth.org /18621.cfm (913 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Syphilis - tertiary
		Tertiary syphilis is a late phase of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
		Tertiary syphilis is less frequently seen today than in the past because of early detection and adequate treatment.
		Syphilis is extremely contagious in the primary and secondary stages.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000662.htm (927 words)

	Syphilis (Syph or "The Pox") - Minnesota Dept. of Health
		Syphilis, also referred to as “syph” or “the pox,” is a serious sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
		MDH overview of syphilis: signs and symptoms, transmission, complications, prevention and treatment.
		Statute summarizing the communicable diseases that are required to be reported in Minnesota.
	www.health.state.mn.us /divs/idepc/diseases/syphilis/index.html (596 words)

	Vent Disease/Rabbit Syphilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The symptoms include scabs or blisters around the genitals, swelling, and pus may leak (can be from pale to bright yellow) and in bad cases bleeding, causing it to spread rapidly around the infected area.
		Even virgin offspring from a rabbit infected with Vent Disease should be treated or culled due to the disease being spread at kindling.
		Although antibiotics may be given for treatment, majority of the time it only heals the outside wounds, but the disease remains in the blood stream.
	rabbitinfocenter.8m.com /vent.html (361 words)

	eMedicine - Syphilis : Article by Peter Liu, MD
		Pathologically, the primary lesion of syphilis is a focal endarteritis and periarteritis.
		The primary lesion of syphilis is the chancre.
		Meningovascular syphilis is characterized by obliterative endarteritis and perivascular inflammation in the brain.
	www.emedicine.com /MED/topic2224.htm (4932 words)

	Hardin MD : Syphilis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Syphilis is an STD caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
		The disease proceeds through stages -- In primary syphilis, a chancre -- an open sore that's usually painless -- appears, most commonly on the genitals, usually 10-90 days after exposure.
		Early diagnosis is important because syphilis is readily treatable with antibiotics.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /hardin/md/syphilis.html (168 words)

	Vaccine syphilis
		That syphilis may be, and frequently is, introduced into the system by vaccination, no one will deny, and therefore our duty is to ascertain whether the protective properties of vaccination from small-pox are sufficiently substantiated to warrant our adopting such a precaution at the fearful risk of contracting such a dire malady as syphilis.
		I have seen within the last year a most horridly loathsome case of scrofulous disease, in which the patient literally rotted alive at the age of 15, from unhealthy virus received when he was but three years of age.
		For the chance of the occurrence of such isolated cases is infinitely greater than that of a wholesale outbreak of vaccinal syphilis, and when such wholesale outbreaks have been noted, I cannot help feeling certain that many isolated cases of infection have occurred without their nature being detected or admitted.—Letter to MR.
	www.whale.to /vaccines/smallpox10.html (1962 words)

	Sexually Transmitted Infections Publications at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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	www.niaid.nih.gov /publications/stds.htm (66 words)

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