syphilis

Term ID

DOID:4166

Synonyms

• syphilitic chancre

Definition

A primary bacterial infectious disease that is a sexually transmitted systemic disease, has_material_basis_in Treponema pallidum subsp pallidum, which is transmitted_by sexual contact, transmitted_by blood product transfusion, transmitted_by congenital method from mother to fetus or transmitted_by contact with infectious lesions. If left untreated, produces chancres, rashes, and systemic lesions in a clinical course with three stages continued over many years. (2)

References

• ICD10CM:A51.0
• MESH:D002601
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:736686006
• UMLS_CUI:C0007939

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:4166 )