Syphilis

🔬Causes & Risk Factors

• 1Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum
• 2which is transmitted primarily through direct contact with a syphilis sore during vaginal
• 3anal
• 4or oral sexual contact. It can also be transmitted from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or childbirth
• 5resulting in congenital syphilis
• 6which can cause serious birth complications. The infection is most contagious during the primary and secondary stages when sores or rashes are present
• 7and having multiple sexual partners or unprotected sex significantly increases the risk of exposure.