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Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted by sexual contact [2] and is believed to have infected 12 million people in 1999 with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. [3] It affects between 700,000 and 1.6 million pregnancies a year, resulting in spontaneous abortions , stillbirths , and congenital syphilis . [ 4 ]
Early latent syphilis is defined by the World Health Organization as less than 2 years after original infection. [27] Early latent syphilis is infectious as up to 25% of people can develop a recurrent secondary infection (during which bacteria are actively replicating and are infectious). [27]
In 2008, it was estimated that 500 million people were infected with either syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia or trichomoniasis. [1] At least an additional 530 million people have genital herpes and 290 million women have human papillomavirus (HPV). [1] STIs other than HIV resulted in 142,000 deaths in 2013. [103]
Syphilis is typically spread through direct contact with a syphilis sore, known as a chancre, during vaginal, anal or oral sex. It can also be passed from a pregnant person to a child during birth.
The company advises people who test positive — about 13.5% of the kits detect at least one STI — to seek medical care and provides assistance in connecting people to care for those who need it.
Treponema pallidum, formerly known as Spirochaeta pallida, is a microaerophilic, gram-negative, spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel (also known as endemic syphilis), and yaws. [1] It is known to be transmitted only among humans and baboons. [2]
“All proper prospective studies have shown that more than 90 percent of opiate addicts in abstinence-based treatment return to opiate abuse within one year.” In her ideal world, doctors would consult with patients and monitor progress to determine whether Suboxone, methadone or some other medical approach stood the best chance of success.
John Abendshien, whose family owned the "Home Alone" house from 1988 to 2012, said that people started coming to gawk at the property within a year of the film's release in 1990 — but his family ...