Syphilis

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Reviewed Sept 2007

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Title:   Syphilis
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Syphilis is a curable sexually transmissible infection (STI). It is caused by a bacteria called Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is not uncommon. If it is not treated, the infection then spreads through the body and may infect the brain and other organs.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Syphilis
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that can cause serious health problems if not treated. Check out this factsheet for more info about how you get syphilis, what the symptoms are, and how it can be treated.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Syphilis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) caused by a bacterium and is easily treated. Condoms and dams reduce the risk of contracting syphilis. If you have syphilis, you should get tested regularly and make sure that any recent sexual partners also receive treatment.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Syphilis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Syphilis is rarer these days than it was once. These days syphilis is easily treatable with antibiotics - but don't leave it too long.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Sexually transmitted infections in Victoria 2000
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The Department of Human Services collates data on sexually transmissible infections (STIs) in Victoria. Detailed information is collected on diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Syphilis is a potentially fatal, sexually transmitted disease that passes from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. If the woman is untreated, her baby may be born with the disease, suffer permanent disability and be disfigured. The effectiveness of pen...
Date:   Mar 2001
Title:   Syphilis
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   The causes, symptoms and treatment for syphilis are outlined, and advice is offered for people with the disease.
Date:   Jun 1999
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