Diseases

Syphilis

A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.

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  • Great Pox

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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/diag: consider also SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; note terms for specific types of syphilis

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Syphilis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013587. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013587
  2. Syphilis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syphilis
  3. Syphilis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41083