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- Infection type: Bacterial
- Caused by: Treponema pallidum
- First well-recorded outbreak: 1494Sky News: Syphilis Makes 'Alarming' Comeback (March 19, 2008)
- Number of stages: 4
- Primary symptom: Painless, open sore on mouth, anus or genitals
- Secondary symptom: Skin rash
- Treatable in early stages with antibiotics
- Incubation period: 10-90 dayseMedicine: Syphilis
- More common in men than womeneMedicine: Syphilis
- Reported U.S. cases in 2006: 35,000CDC: [STD Facts - Syphilis
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Additionally, syphilis may increase a person's risk for contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.MedlinePlus: Syphilis
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welp, im not kissing anyone anymoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! since when is syphilis transmitted through kissing?!! smmfh, wrap it UP ppl damn.
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Just think. We wouldn't be giving thanks this week if 388 years ago a bunch of dudes didn't come here to pass out Syphilis. #thanksgiving
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#Circumcision may protect #HIV-negative #gay men from #syphilis (source: AIDSmap) http://is.gd/521WD
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Think syphilis is on the wane? These authors say cardiologists should be on the lookout for it http://bit.ly/7Rybdt
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