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| | Syphilis at opensource encyclopedia |
 | | As the disease became better understood, effective treatments began to be found, beginning with the use of the arsenic-containing drug Salvarsan from 1910. | | | The sore, called a chancre, is localized at the point of initial exposure to the bacterium, often on the penis, vagina or rectum. | | | For example Lucio says "[...] thy bones are hollow"; this is a reference to the brittleness of bones engendered by the use of mercury which was then widely used to treat syphilis. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Syphilis |
| | The antibiotic of choice is penicillin, yet doxycycline may be used as an alternative in individuals with a penicillin allergy. | | | Safer sexual practices and consistent condom use are important measures in the prevention of syphilis. | | | Calling your health care provider Return to top |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001327.htm
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| | Syphilis - MSN Encarta |
| | Infection in the uterus may lead to miscarriage, to stillbirth, or to the birth of a child with congenital syphilis. | | | The spirochete responsible for syphilis was discovered only in 1905, however, by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn. | | | Syphilis is detected by symptoms and verified by one of several tests performed on the blood or spinal fluid, the most common of which is the VDRL (venereal disease research laboratory) test. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761554941/Syphilis.html
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| | The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment |
| | Since the men had in fact received some medication for syphilis in the beginning of the study, however inadequate, it thereby corrupted the outcome of a study of “untreated syphilis.” | | | their doctors had no intention of curing them of syphilis at all. | | | Book Argues AIDS Is Another Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment |
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| | syphilis on Encyclopedia.com |
| | A person with syphilitic sores has an increased chance of contracting AIDS from an infected partner. | | | Penicillin is the antibiotic of choice for all stages of syphilis treatment, but penicillin-resistant organisms have complicated treatment of the disease. | | | SYPHILIS [syphilis], contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum (described by Fritz Schaudinn and Erich Hoffmann in 1905). |
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| | Acquired syphilis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Acquired syphilis |
| | The risk remains that the disease may go undiagnosed or that it may be transmitted by a pregnant woman to her fetus. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochete) Treponema pallidum. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Acquired+syphilis
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