Treponema Pallidum
-- The cause of Syphilis
-- Gram Negative - Spirochete



Signs and Symptons
-- Small red sore around the genitalia area
-- Rash
-- Fever
-- Headache
-- Loss of appetite
-- enlarged lymph nodes
-- A discharge of white puss from the urethra.

Vectors
-- Sexual contact including oral and anal. The infection may be asymptamatic, so your partner may not show signs of the infection.
-- A mother during child birth can pass syphilis onto her baby.

Prevention
-- Limit your sexual relations to one partner
-- Once infected in the early stages, the infection may be treated with anitbiotics (penicilin).







An interesting theorie dealing with Columbus and the journey of Syphilis to the Old World
Syphilis