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Infection from the spirochete Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Transmission occurs primarily through sexual contact during the primary, secondary, and early latent stages of infection. Prenatal transmission from an infected mother to her fetus is also possible. (See Prenatal syphilis.)
Incidence is highest in people ages 20 to 29.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Infection from the spirochete Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Transmission occurs primarily through sexual contact during the primary, secondary, and early latent stages of infection. Prenatal transmission from an infected mother to her fetus is also possible. (See Prenatal syphilis.)
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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