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Pregunta | Respuesta |
Causative Agent | Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, of the Spirochetes family |
Mobilisation of Causative Agent | Endogenous flagella, causing a corkscrew like movement |
Parasitic Status | Obligate human parasite (very delicate) |
Transmission | Sexual contact/mother to child |
Mother to Child Transmission | Can pass at any stage, causing serious problems |
Syphilis in Newborns - Symptoms | Desquamination, swollen liver, mulberry molars- can lead to seizures and death |
Primary Infection- Entry | Through abraded skin during sexual activity |
Primary Infection- Multiplication | Multiply in local tissue, cause an ulcer (chancre) that is single and painless, and heals in 3-6 weeks |
Primary Infection- Chancre Location | Genitals, hands or mouth |
Primary Infection- Is The Pateint Infectious | Yes, very |
Secondary Infection- Timing | 2-12 weeks after primary infection |
Secondary Infection- Infection | Bacteria invade blood and spread round the body |
Secondary Infection- Symptoms | Widespread rash (mainly on palms and feet) fever |
Secondary Infection- Is Patient Infectious? | Yes- most infectious |
Latent Phase- Symptoms | Rash heals, no symptoms |
Tertiary Infection- Symptoms | Affect heart, bones and nervous system (15-40% of infectees), mimics a range of symptoms |
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