Treponema Pallidum is a bacterium called a spirochete. This was meaning that it is in a corkscrew shape. This happens because of the axial filaments of the flagellum which grow lengthwise along the bacteria. This is possible because spirochetes have an outer membrane and an inner membrane. The axial filaments grow between the two membranes causing it to rotate in a corkscrew motion. The corkscrew shape allows it to "swim" or move through your bodily tissues, being very harmful to one's body. Treponema Pallidum grows anywhere between six and twenty nanometers. For Treoponema Pallidum to grow, the ideal temperature should be between 30 and 37 degrees Celsius. Treponema Pallidum also requires a neutral pH environment. Treponema Pallidum is considered to be a gram-negative bacterium. Because of how thin it is, it is difficult to classify its gram stain (1). .
The disease was first recognized in 1494/1495 in Europe. There are two hypotheses as to why it showed up in Europe. The first hypothesis is that when Christopher Columbus and his crew went to America, the himself and the crew brought it back. The second hypothesis is that it was in Europe the entire time, but it just went unnoticed until then. According to one source I looked at, Treponema Pallidum got the name "Syphilis" from a poem written by Girolamo Fracastoro in 1530 about a shepherd called Syphilus who was then thought to be infected as a result of punishment (2).
Treponema Pallidum is a worldwide problem. Over the past several decades it has become a very large public health problem. It is more prominent in underdeveloped countries as they do not have access to prenatal screening and antibiotics to treat the disease. The countries with the highest rates of Treponema Pallidum are Sub-Saharan Africa and South and South-east Asia. North Dakota is ranked at 45th out of the fifty states of the United States. .
Treponema Pallidum is transmitted through sexual contact or by congenital pregnancies.
Syphilis is a disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Treponema enters the body through the vagina, mouth or through the skin. ... Treponema pallidum progresses through several stages: the primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary stages. ... Treponema pallidum is a spiral-shaped bacterium that causes this disease. ... Treponema pallidum is the cause of Syphilis. ...
Syphilis Cause Syphilis is caused by a bacterium Treponema pallidum Transmission It is transmitted almost exclusively through sexual intercourse Diagnosis/Treatment Syphilis is diagnosed by a chancre sore that is highly infectious that usually last 4 to 5 weeks. ... Symptoms are an infection of the urethra and surround tissues not caused by the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea. ...
Chlamydia- pathogenic bacterium: a spherical bacterium that causes several eye and urogenital diseases in humans and other animals, and psittacosis in pet birds. ... Sexually transmitted disease: a sexually transmitted disease, the most common in developed countries, caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. ... It is caused by a gonococcus bacterium. 13. ... Syphilis- sexually transmitted disease: a serious sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirally twisted bacterium Treponema pallidum that affects many body organs and parts, including the genitals, brain, skin, and nervou...
Chlamydia is caused by the bacterium, Chlamydial trachomatis. ... GONORRHEA Gonorrhea, also known as the "clap", is also a bacterium. ... SYPHILIS Syphilis is a bacterial spirochete called Treponema pallidum. ... Twenty-five percent of such pregnancies end in stillbirth, and another 40 to 70% will result in a baby with congenital syphilis. and microscopic identification of the bacterium. ... CHANCROID Chancroid is an acute localized infection caused by a bacterium called Hemophilus ducreyi. ...
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by a bacterium. The bacteria that causes syphilis is called Treponema Pallidum. This STD is very similar to many others as it has the same symptoms of other STDs. Syphilis is passed through contact with syphilis sore. These sores are found th...
