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Neurosyphilis is the infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted infection syphilis. In the era of modern antibiotics , the majority of neurosyphilis cases have been reported in HIV-infected patients.
Meningeal syphilis (as known as syphilitic aseptic meningitis or meningeal neurosyphilis) is a chronic form of syphilis infection that affects the central nervous system. Treponema pallidum , a spirochate bacterium, is the main cause of syphilis, which spreads drastically throughout the body and can infect all its systems if not treated ...
Deaths from syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Pages in category "Deaths from syphilis" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
During 2015, it caused about 107,000 deaths, down from 202,000 in 1990. [6] [10] In sub-Saharan Africa, syphilis contributes to approximately 20% of perinatal deaths. [7] Rates are proportionally higher among intravenous drug users, those who are infected with HIV, and men who have sex with men.
Cause of death disputed, but symptoms match to mercury poisoning from syphilis treatment. [10] Robert Schumann (1810–1856), German composer Acquired syphilis from a prostitute in the age of 21. [11] Bram Stoker (1847–1912), Irish author Cause of death listed as "Locomotor ataxia 6 months", presumed to be a reference to syphilis. [12] [13]
The discography of Death consists of seven studio albums and four live albums. Death was an American death metal band formed in 1984. The band's founder, Chuck Schuldiner, is considered "a pioneering force in death metal". [1] The band ceased to exist after Schuldiner died of brain cancer in 2001, [2] though it remains an enduring death metal ...
Tabes dorsalis is a late consequence of neurosyphilis, characterized by the slow degeneration (specifically, demyelination) of the neural tracts primarily in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord (nerve root). These patients have lancinating nerve root pain which is aggravated by coughing, and features of sensory ataxia with ocular ...
In 2016, there were around 473 cases of congenital syphilis per 100,000 live births and 204,000 deaths from the disease worldwide. [14] Of the 660,000 congenital syphilis cases reported in 2016, 143,000 resulted in deaths of unborn babies, 61,000 deaths of newborn babies, 41,000 low birth weights or preterm births, and 109,000 young children ...