Syphilis Sentence Examples

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  • He's had syphilis of the central nervous system.

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  • The spread of syphilis, a disease equally unknown to the ancients, and the failure of Galen's remedies to cure it, had a similar effect.

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  • Nevertheless the resemblance between the biology of this organism in relation to syphilis (as regards mode of infection, habitat, &c.) and that of Trypanosoma equiperdum, the cause of dourine or " horse-syphilis," may not be without significance.

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  • The school of thought at the time was to treat syphilis with a substance called guaiac.

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  • Thus the liability to tubercular infection is far commoner in the midst of a depraved population than in one fulfilling the primary laws of nature; rickets is a disease of great cities rather than of rural districts; and syphilis is more disastrous and protracted in its course in the depraved in health than in the robust.

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  • Amyloid develops in various organs and tissues and is commonly associated with chronic phthisis, tubercular disease of bone and joints, and syphilis (congenital and acquired).

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  • All chronic maladies result either from three diseasespsora (the itch), syphilis or sycosis (a skin disease), or else are maladies produced by medicines.

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  • On the other hand, inheritance was dismissed, or survived only as a "susceptibility," in the cases of tubercle, leprosy and some other maladies now recognized as infectious; while in others, as in syphilis, it was seen to consist in a translation of the infectious element from parent to offspring.

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  • With changes of the pressures of the blood in arteries, veins or capillaries, and in the heart itself and its respective chambers, static changes are apt to follow in these parts; such as degeneration of the coats of the arteries, due either to the silent tooth of time, to persistent high blood pressures, or to the action of poisons such as lead or syphilis.

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  • In the form of certain salts iodine is very widely used, for internal administration in medicine and in the treatment of many conditions usually classed as surgical, such as the bone manifestations of tertiary syphilis.

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  • Most notably is this the case with the poisonous products of syphilis.

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  • In many cases, as in syphilis, aneurism, lead poisoning, &c., the life of the patient depends on the free and continued use of the iodide, and this is best to be accomplished by securing an absolutely pure supply of the salt.

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  • The most important of the former is the gumm y of tertiary syphilis; this may steadily and completely disappear under the influence of iodide of potassium.

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  • It has been held by some that a phenomenon so widely diffused over the western world must be attributable to physiological causes, such as alcoholism, syphilis, the abuse of narcotics and so on.

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  • In weakened conditions of the system from improper or insufficient food, or as a result of any drain upon the body, or in anaemia from any cause, and in such diseases as syphilis or malaria, neuralgia is a frequent concomitant.

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  • Of the discoveries of new organisms the most important is that of the Spirochaete pallida in syphilis by Schaudinn and Hoffmann in 1905; and although proof that it is the cause of the disease is not absolute, the facts that have been established constitute very strong presumptive evidence in favour of this being the case.

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  • Pregnant women infected with syphilis are also at increased risk for miscarriage, preterm labor, and stillbirth.

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  • Injectable penicillin has been used successfully for many years to treat rabbits with vent disease (rabbit syphilis) with no apparent problems.

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  • How could this test be used to diagnose whether this patient has contracted syphilis?

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  • These include syphilis, herpes, genital warts, and thrush.

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  • However, the infection remains in the body and can spread, causing secondary syphilis to develop.

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  • Cases of congenital syphilis declined from around 1,000 in 1997 to around 500 last year.

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  • Women with untreated syphilis may transmit the disease to unborn children, which can result in death or deformity of the child.

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  • Maybe it's a good idea then we would know whether his apparent poor decision making is due to tertiary syphilis or not.

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  • A pregnant woman with infectious syphilis can pass the infection to her fetus via the placenta or during birth.

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  • The theory that the King suffered from the venereal disease syphilis, was first put forward about a century after his death.

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  • Finally, hare number 10 had " Nostril lesions suggestive of hare syphilis " .

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  • This organism belongs to a family of infectious agents which cause yaws and pinta as well as syphilis.

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  • There are conditions in which we have an abnormal increase in the tissue elements but which strictly should not be defined as hypertrophies, such as new-growths, abnormal enlargements of bones and organs due to syphilis, tuberculosis, osteitis deformans, acromegaly, myxoedema, &c. The enormously long teeth sometimes found in rodents also are not due to hypertrophy, as they are normally endowed with rapid growth to compensate for the constant and rapid attrition which takes place from the opposed teeth.

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  • Syphilis serology The sample will be screened using an ELISA test.

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  • He 's had syphilis of the central nervous system.

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  • In 2003 cases of genital warts increased by 2% and syphilis increased by 28 %.

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  • Maybe it 's a good idea then we would know whether his apparent poor decision making is due to tertiary syphilis or not.

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  • Diagnosis is typically based on a blood test, which looks for the presence of syphilis antibodies in the blood.

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  • A major factor contributing to the national increase has been the Manchester syphilis outbreak (Clark et al, 2001).

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  • However, without treatment, the syphilis infection will continue to progress.

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  • Over 60,000 new syphilis cases were reported in 1995 alone.

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  • This type of microscope is specifically designed to highlight the syphilis bacteria.

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  • Tests In primary syphilis diagnoses can be made by microscopy of the discharge or even aspirating fluid from the enlarged lymph glands.

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  • Rabbit pox Rabbit pox is a viral disease that closely mimics rabbit syphilis.

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  • Finally, hare number 10 had " Nostril lesions suggestive of hare syphilis ".

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  • Syphilis can also be acquired in the uterus during pregnancy.

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  • The "other viruses" usually include syphilis, hepatitis B, coxsackie virus, Epstein-Barr virus (mononucleosis), varicella-zoster virus, and human parvovirus.

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  • Syphilis is caused by the spiral- or coil-shaped bacteria (spirochete), Treponema pallidum.

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  • About 2 to 5 percent of children born to mothers diagnosed with syphilis have the disease at birth.

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  • Syphilis was added to the TORCH panel because of an increase in reported cases after 1990.

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  • Syphilis can cause early delivery, miscarriage, and is a potentially life-threatening infection for an affected fetus, often resulting in stillbirth.

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  • The mortality rate in infants infected with syphilis is about 54 percent.

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  • In suspected cases of toxoplasmosis, rubella, or syphilis, cerebrospinal fluid may be obtained from the infant by spinal tap in order to confirm the diagnosis.

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  • Syphilis serology involves testing for antibodies that indicate neurosyphilis.

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  • The fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) test is often used and is positive in persons with active and treated syphilis.

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  • The test is used in conjunction with the VDRL test for nontreponemal antibodies, which is positive in most persons with active syphilis, but negative in treated cases.

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  • Although the diagnosis is usually obvious, if there is any confusion, other conditions (such as a fungal condition or syphilis) can be ruled out through examination of skin scrapings or blood tests.

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  • A condom is a device, usually made of latex, used to avoid pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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  • Human bites are capable of transmitting a wide range of dangerous diseases, including hepatitis B, syphilis, and tuberculosis.

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  • Illness or trauma during infancy or early childhood, including infections, high fever, malnutrition, or disorders such as congenital syphilis or Down syndrome, can cause misshapen or discolored teeth.

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  • Pinta is a skin infection caused by the bacterium Treponema carateum, a relative of the bacterium that causes syphilis.

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  • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that can be transferred from a mother to an infant through the placenta before birth.

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  • Up to 50 percent of infants born to mothers with syphilis are premature or stillborn or die shortly after birth.

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  • Those infants who survive infancy may develop symptoms of syphilis up to two years later.

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  • Pregnant women are usually tested for syphilis as part of the prenatal screening, generally with a blood test.

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  • Unlike venereal syphilis, endemic syphilis is not sexually transmitted.

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  • Similar to venereal syphilis, however, it begins with skin sores and has a latent period followed by a more severe stage, which includes bone infections and additional skin lesions.

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  • Treponema pallidum subspecies endemicum, the bacteria that causes bejel, is very closely related to the one that causes the sexually transmitted form of syphilis, but the method of transmission is different.

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  • However, since antibody tests do not distinguish between the types of syphilis, specific diagnosis of the type of syphilis depends on the child's history, symptoms, and environment.

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  • Other causes of acquired nystagmus are Arnold-Chiari malformations, vitamin deficiencies, syphilis, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Behcet's syndrome, and Meniere's disease.

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  • Syphilis and Lyme disease are caused by spirochetes.

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  • If left untreated, syphilis can infect a number of organ systems and cause serious complications.

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  • While rates of syphilis declined between 1990 and 2004, the disease continues to be an important cause of sexually transmitted infection.

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  • The rate of syphilis infection among adolescents ages 15 to 19 is 1.3 per 100,000 population for males and 2.2 per 100,000 population for females.

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  • For comparison, the syphilis rates among males 20 to 24 is 5.5 per 100,000, and among females of the same age, 3.3 per 100,000.

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  • In secondary syphilis, the infection becomes systemic and the individual experiences symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, rash, and swollen glands.

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  • During latent syphilis, symptoms go unnoticed.

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  • During the late stage of syphilis, the infection has spread to organ systems and may cause blindness, signs of damage to the nervous system and heart, and skin lesions.

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  • The goal of syphilis screening is to diagnose and treat infections before transmission occurs.

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  • Pregnant women are usually checked for Hepatitis B and syphilis.

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  • When using birth control pills to treat your acne, please keep in mind that the pill does not protect against STDs such as genital warts, herpes, hepatitis, and syphilis.

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  • He's only been with one person who could have possibly given him syphilis.

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  • A distinction must be drawn between the above and diseases, like syphilis and small-pox, in which the contagion of, not the tendency to, the disease is transmitted directly to the foetus in utero.

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  • Francis died on the 31st of March 1547, of a disease of the urinary ducts according to some accounts, of syphilis according to others.

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