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Yes , Its a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Transmission of the bacteria usually occurs during vaginal, anal or oral sex. The syphilis bacteria are passed from person to person through direct contact.
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What causes pinta?
Pinta is a skin infection caused by the bacterium Treponema carateum, a relative of the bacterium which causes syphilis.
What Causative Organism syphilis?
Gonorrhea syphilis and AIDS are caused by three different organisms but are usually sexually transmitted.Gonorrhea is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.The cause of syphilis is a bacterium called Treponema pallidum.Syphilis can be cured with penicillin, but many people don't notice the early symptoms. It can lead to nerve damage, blindness, paralysis, and even death over time if not treated.AIDs is caused by a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body's ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection with HIV is estimated to be 9 to 11 years. There is an estimated 36 million deaths worldwide.
What is the medical term for chronic infection with spirochete bacterium?
what is the sexually transmitted disease called with chronic infection with a spirochete bacterium
How is diphtheria caused?
Diphtheria is an infectioncaused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae
What bacterium causes AIDS?
AIDS is not caused by bacterium. It is caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Is typhoid caused by a bacterium or fungi?
It is not caused by a fungus
What is the name of one disease caused by a bacterium?
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, known as the tuberculosis bacillus.
What disease is not caused by bacterium?
Flu
Is HIV caused by bacterium?
No- its a virus.
Are Measles caused by a virus or bacterium?
Measles is caused by virus.
What are tow main microbes that cause disease?
TB and syphilis are both caused by bacteria.We know that microbes such as harmful bacterium and viruses are responsible for diseases.Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidium,a spirochaete.The special character about M.tuberculosis is that it is neither gram+ve or gram-ve bacterium,since it does not retain any stain due to a waxy layer with high lipid content.
Is tooth decay caused by bacterium?
yes
