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Treponema pallidum
- epidemiology
- classification and characteristics
- virulence factors
- transmission and infection
- clinical manifestations
- diagnosis
- treatment
Epidemiology
Classification and Characteristics
thin, tightly coiled spirochete
Virulence Factors
Transmission and Infection
Clinical Manifesations
cause of syphilis
3 stages
primary: chancre
secondary: flulike, mucocutaneous rash
tertiary: diffuse chronic inflammation
Diagnosis
serology is most common
no culture
Treatment
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