#syphilis__syph__pox a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
supertype: #venereal_disease__VD__social_disease__Cupid's_itch__Cupid's_disease__Venus's_curse__sexually_transmitted_disease a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
subtype: #primary_syphilis #secondary_syphilis #tertiary_syphilis #neurosyphilis
part: #chancre a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
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