PPT-1 Syphilis Treponema pallidum

2 Learning Objectives Upon completion of this content the learner will be able to Describe the epidemiology of syphilis in the US Describe the pathogenesis of T pallidum Discuss the clinical manifestations of syphilis. your sexual health Syphilis 2 Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is not as common as some sexually transmitted infections but if left untreated it can cause very serio Syphilis THE FACTS Syphilis THE FACTS Syphilis THE FACTS What are the symptomsPrimary Stage:Symptoms of primary syphilis usually develop within 10 to 90 days of infection, most often after about three Uche. . Fabiku. , RN. Cheryse. . Jackson, RN. Angela Long, RN. Monique Veney, . RN. Syphilis. Highly contagious sexually transmitted disease . Transmitted by the bacterium . Treponema. Pallidum. Syphilis infection has 3 stages (primary, secondary and late stage). Diagnosis and Treatment. Veronica T. Soler MD. Infectious Diseases. Medical Director& Principal Investigator. South Dakota AIDS Education and Training Center. Clinical Challenges: Syphilis. Most providers have little experience in diagnosing syphilis. By Emmanuel Leonard. Revealing and Detecting Transgressions. On July 25, 1972 Jean Heller of the Associated Press broke the story that appeared simultaneously both in New York and Washington, that there had been a 40-year nontherapeutic experiment called "a study" on the effects of untreated syphilis on Black men in the rural south. . Presented May 2012 at Oregon Epidemiologist Conference by Doug Harger, Manager, STD Prevention and Control Program, HIV/STD/TB Program, Center for Public Health Practice, Oregon Health Division. 971-673-0181; douglas.r.harger@state.or.us. Presented May 2012 at Oregon Epidemiologist Conference by Doug Harger, Manager, STD Prevention and Control Program, HIV/STD/TB Program, Center for Public Health Practice, Oregon Health Division. 971-673-0181; douglas.r.harger@state.or.us. . 2. Learning Objectives. Upon completion of this content, the learner will be able to. Describe the epidemiology of syphilis in the U.S.. Describe the pathogenesis of . T. . pallidum. .. Discuss the clinical manifestations of syphilis.. Existen por lo menos tres subespecies conocidas: . T. pallidum . pallidum. , causante de la sífilis; . T. pallidum pertenue. , causante de la frambesia (también llamada buba o pián); y . T. pallidum endemicum. syphilisTHE FACTS149disease STD149Anyone can get syphilis149Many people who have syphilis don146t know it You can have syphilis even if you don146t notice any symptoms149The 31rst symptom is a painles K. Amen Eguakun, MSN, APRN, AAHIVS. Learning Objectives. At the end of this presentation, the participants will be able to . Describe the epidemiology of syphilis in the United States. Describe the pathogenesis of . What is Syphilis?. Caused by the bacterium . Treponema. pallidum. Time between infection and start of first symptom is 10-90 days . Diagnosed by . Dark field microscopy of material taken from a lesion or lymph node . Immunityinsyphilis301TABLEIHumantreponemesTreponemalstrainsT.pallidum(Nicholspathogenic)Nichols(non-pathogenic)Kazan2Kazan4Kazan5Kazan8TrefringensT.minutumT.ambiguaT.microdentiumBiologicaloriginsC.S.F T. . paraluiscuniculi. . Cuniculi. A. T. . phagedenis. DSM18690. T. . phagedenis. Reiter. T. . vincentii. . F0403. T. . medium . DSM18689 . T. medium . ATCC700293. T. . pedis. . DSM18691. T. . pedis.