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Give the name of causal organism of Syphilis and write on its symptoms.

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1. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted veneral disease caused by a Spirochaete bacterium Treponema pallidum.

2. The site of infection is the mucous membrane in genital, rectal and oral region.

3. Symptoms of syphilis:

  • Primary lesion known as chancre at the site of infection. 
  • They are seen on the external genitalia in males and inside the vagina in females. 
  • Skin rashes accompanied by fever, inflammed joints and loss of hair. 
  • Paralysis 
  • Degenerative changes in the heart and brain.


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