Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease and can also damage:
Correct answer: B. Heart
- A. Hair
- B. Heart
- C. Peripheral Nervous System
- D. Birth canal
Explanation
Syphilis, at its late stages, is known to cause cardiovascular diseases which involve the enlargement of the heart such that the aorta can not keep up with excess blood pressure through dilation and recoilation. It is caused by a spirochaete, Treponema pallidum. It damages the reproductive organs, eyes bones joints, central nervous system, heart, and skin. Sexual contact is the major source of its dissemination.
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Sexually transmitted diseases result from bacterial, viral or other infections passed mainly through sexual contact, including gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV infection, hepatitis B and genital herpes. Questions cover transmission, symptoms, complications, testing, prevention and treatment, while distinguishing infection from infertility or other non-infectious reproductive disorders.
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