#syphilis__syph__pox  a common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
  supertype:  venereal_disease__VD__social_disease__Cupid's_itch__Cupid's_disease__Venus's_curse__sexually_transmitted_disease  a communicable disease transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  subtype:  primary_syphilis  secondary_syphilis  tertiary_syphilis  neurosyphilis
  part:  chancre  a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

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