APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The cause of syphilis is a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. The most common way syphilis is spread is through contact with an infected person’s sore during sexual activity. The bacteria enter the body through minor cuts or abrasions in the skin or mucous membranes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis can cause serious health effects without adequate treatment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Treponema pallidum subsp pallidum causes venereal syphilis; T pallidum subsp pertenue causes yaws; T pallidum subsp endemicum causes endemic syphilis; and T carateum causes pinta. Venereal syphilis is transmitted by sexual contact; the other diseases are transmitted by close nonvenereal contact.

Detailed explanation-4: -Treponema pallidum subsp, pallidum, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, is a fastidious, microaerophilic obligate parasite of humans.