Syphilis [Syphilis; After the Name of the Shepherd Syphilus (Syphilus), Hero of the Poem of the Physician G. Fracastoro; Probably From Greek. Sys Pig + Phifos Friend; Syn. Lue]

Syphilis General information Syphilis is a disease characterized by damage to all body systems, caused by a pale spirochete. This infection is sexually transmitted and is a chronic disease. The pathology occurs in several stages - active and latent. At all stages of the course, characteristic clinical symptoms are present. The disease has been known for a long time; it was described by the Italian physician Girolamo Fracastoro at the end of the 15th century. He also coined the term "Lues" to refer to a common disease. He mistakenly assumed that the cause of the development of pathology was the causative agent of plague. In the 19th century, scientists discovered the true factor of transmission of infection and

Syphilis, also known as syphilis or lue, is a chronic venereal disease caused by the microbial agent Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is characterized by systemic damage and cutaneous, mucous, nervous and hematogenous spread of infection.

In 1546, Giovanni Fracastro wrote an epic poem describing syphilis, in which he stated that syphilis was “a disease of the damned, which usually affects only shepherds and wild animals.” This name probably refers to a shepherd who was diagnosed with a syphilitic infection. In 1560, the physician Andre Vesalius first described the symptoms and forms of syphilis. Since then, the term "syphilis" has been used to describe infection caused by Trepona pallidum.

Early syphilitic infections are usually accompanied by painful ulcers that can lead to abnormal changes in the jaws, nose, ears, gums and teeth. Inflammation of bones and nerve tissue occurs in the body. After some time the symptoms