Syphilis

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects humans
gptkbp:associatedWith HIV transmission
gptkbp:canBeAsymptomatic yes
gptkbp:canBeCongenital yes
gptkbp:canBeReinfected yes
gptkbp:cause birth defects
miscarriage
stillbirth
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Treponema_pallidum
gptkbp:complication neurosyphilis
congenital syphilis
cardiovascular syphilis
gptkbp:diagnosedBy blood test
dark field microscopy
gptkbp:epidemicIn gptkb:Europe_(15th–16th_centuries)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1490s
gptkbp:historicalTreatment mercury
arsphenamine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Syphilis
gptkbp:ICD-10_code A50–A53
gptkbp:mortalityRate can be fatal if untreated
gptkbp:namedAfter Syphilus (character in poem by Girolamo Fracastoro)
gptkbp:notifiableDisease yes
gptkbp:numberOfStages latent syphilis
primary syphilis
secondary syphilis
tertiary syphilis
gptkbp:prevention safe sex
screening during pregnancy
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern yes
gptkbp:riskFactor HIV infection
multiple sexual partners
unprotected sex
gptkbp:symptom fever
fatigue
skin rash
swollen lymph nodes
neurological problems
cardiovascular problems
painless sore
gptkbp:transmission blood transfusion
mother-to-child
sexual contact
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:tetracycline
gptkb:antibiotic
doxycycline
gptkbp:WHOpriority yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4