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Part 1
Syphilis can be a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum or can be a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium. It is often called “the great imitator” because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases. It also has adopted many alternate names such as including “lues”, “syph”, “the Pox” (or “great pox”, to distinguish it from smallpox), and read more…