Syphilis
Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the disease can be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. Although this disease is spread from sores, the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized. The infected person is often unaware of the disease and unknowingly passes it on to his or her sexual partner. Pregnant women with the disease can spread it to their baby. This disease, called congenital syphilis, can cause abnormalities or even death to the child. Syphilis cannot be spread by toilet seats, door knobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bath tubs, shared clothing, or eating utensils.
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This video explains syphilis, a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity. It describes how sores often go unrecognized, how the disease can pass from a pregnant woman to her baby as congenital syphilis, and ways it cannot be spread.
Key points
- Defines syphilis as a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity
- Notes the sores it spreads from mostly go unrecognized, so an infected person may be unaware and pass it on
- Describes congenital syphilis, passed from a pregnant woman to her baby
- Notes syphilis cannot be spread by toilet seats, door knobs, swimming pools, hot tubs, bath tubs, shared clothing or eating utensils
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This video presents “Syphilis” — Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the disease can be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. Although this disease is. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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