a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
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Synonyms | lues, lues venerea, syph, syphilis |
Type of | social disease, venus's curse, venereal infection, venereal disease, vd, cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, std |
Has types | secondary syphilis, tertiary syphilis, neurosyphilis, primary syphilis |
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Type of | contagion, contagious disease |
Has types | varicella, variola, variola major, cowpox, smallpox, chickenpox, vaccinia |
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