Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 11SA
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The difficulty in diagnosing tertiary syphilis.

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Syphilis is caused by a bacterium named Treponema pallidum. This disease is a highly infectious disease that s spread majorly by involving often into sexual interactions, having anal and oral sex. This disease is characterized in four stages depending upon severity and time involved after infection.

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