syphilis
Treponema pallidum infection
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that progresses through stages if untreated, eventually causing serious damage to the heart, brain, and other organs.
The disease was widespread and often fatal before the development of antibiotics.
He tested positive for syphilis.
The adjective is syphilitic.
Painless sexually-transmitted ulcer
- spirocheteSpiral-shaped bacterium
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- transmissionSending of information
sexually transmitted · venereal · primary · secondary · tertiary · latent · incubation · lesion
Syphilitic spinal cord degeneration
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
aneurysm · blindness · deafness · paresis · cardiovascular · late-stage · progressive · irreversible
Fungus-derived infection fighter
- doxycyclineTetracycline-class antimicrobial medication
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- cureTreatment that heals
regimen · follow-up · resistance · dosage · intramuscular · azithromycin · retreatment
Liquid metallic element
- TuskegeeAlabama HBCU town
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quackeryFraudulent medical practice
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
Study of blood antibodies
- darkfieldOblique illumination microscopy method
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- titerSolution strength measurement
screening · blood test · lumbar puncture · CSF · reactive · false positive · confirmatory · staging
Crossing the placental barrier
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- snufflesNoisy nasal breathing
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
chancre
Painless sexually-transmitted ulcer
- spirocheteSpiral-shaped bacterium
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- contagionDisease spread by contact
transmission · sexually transmitted · venereal · primary · secondary · tertiary · latent · incubation · lesion · ulcer
tabes dorsalis
Syphilitic spinal cord degeneration
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- ataxiaImpaired voluntary movement control
- meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
stroke · aneurysm · blindness · deafness · paresis · cardiovascular · late-stage · progressive · irreversible
penicillin
Fungus-derived infection fighter
- doxycyclineTetracycline-class antimicrobial medication
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
cure · regimen · follow-up · resistance · dosage · intramuscular · azithromycin · retreatment
mercury
Liquid metallic element
serology
Study of blood antibodies
- darkfieldOblique illumination microscopy method
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
titer · screening · blood test · lumbar puncture · CSF · reactive · false positive · confirmatory · staging · clinical examination
transplacental
Crossing the placental barrier
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- snufflesNoisy nasal breathing
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- Old Diseasesplague, smallpox, cholera, typhus, typhoid
- genital infectionschlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, genital warts, HPV
- spirochete diseasesleptospirosis, Lyme disease, yaws, pinta, spirochete
syphilishealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · sexual health · clean bill of health · disease-free
- congenital syphilisTreponema infection from mother
- tertiary syphilisAdvanced treponema pallidum damage
- syphilis testDiagnostic for treponema infection