HLTB21H3 Final: Study Guide for Final
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Aka: the disease of naples (blamed on italians), the french disease, the polish disease, the. Transmission: thought to be transferred thru infectious chancre (canker)sores in mouth, rash on skin, high sexual activity, 10-yr oscillation of syphilis epidemics, r =3, need population. Symptoms: fevers, open sores, disfiguring scars, disabling pains in the joints and gruesome deaths. Diagnosing syphilis: in chancre stage using examination of fluid from lesion, vdrl and rpr. Treatments: mercury (salivation produce mass amt of salvia), guaiacum resin (holy wood) from trees, salvarsan (arsenic), penicillin, no vaccine, is still present today. Incidence : highest in people exchanging drugs for sex, sex workers, men 5x more than women. Pre-columbian theory came from animals, originated in africa and evolved from pinta to yaws to syphilis to virulent syphilis. Spirochete discovered spiral shaped bacterium, stained poorly, treponema pallidum. Human beings are the only natural host. Other related treponema = cause relapsing fever and lyme disease.