Secondary Syphilis

Definition: Secondary Syphilis

Secondary Syphilis

Noun

1. The second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Line graph showing congenital syphilis, primary and secondary syphilis rates, by year -- United States, 1992-1998. Epidemiology, surveillance.Credit: CDC.

This patient had an extensive papulosquamous rash that developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body.Credit: CDC.

A patient with a papular rash on the left arm that developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body.Credit: CDC.

These papulosquamous lesions on the back and shoulder developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body.Credit: CDC.

T. pallidum, a spirochete 5-15 micrometers in length, is the causative agent of syphilis. The rate of primary and secondary syphilis in the U.S. declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. However, cases rose from 5,979 in 2000 to 6,103 in 2001.Credit: CDC.

Control slide of Nichol's strain of T. pallidum from a rabbit testicle, and stained by fluorescent antibody technique; magnification 54X. The rate of primary, and secondary syphilis in the U.S. declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000.Credit: CDC.

Secondary Syphilis.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Ecthyma Syphilitica : Secondary Syphilis.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

In 1999, 25 counties accounted for 50% of all primary and secondary syphilis cases. (references)

In the United States, over 35,600 cases of syphilis were reported by health officials in 1999, including 6,650 cases of primary and secondary syphilis (a decline of 5.4% from 1998) and 556 cases of congenital syphilis in newborns. (references)

Although syphilis rates remain higher in the South than in other regions, the South had a 32% decline in the primary and secondary syphilis rate from 1997 to 1999, illustrating that the greatest improvements in disease control have taken place where syphilis incidence has been the greatest. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-5 letters: idiosyncrasy, necrophilias, physicalness, soldierships.

53 65 63 6F 6E 64 61 72 79      53 79 70 68 69 6C 69 73

01010011 01100101 01100011 01101111 01101110 01100100 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01010011 01111001 01110000 01101000 01101001 01101100 01101001 01110011

&#83 &#101 &#99 &#111 &#110 &#100 &#97 &#114 &#121 &#32 &#83 &#121 &#112 &#104 &#105 &#108 &#105 &#115

0053 0065 0063 006F 006E 0064 0061 0072 0079      0053 0079 0070 0068 0069 006C 0069 0073

53716981807067849125391827475787585