Syphilis is one of the oldest recognized venereal infections caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum. It is characterized by genital ulceration, skin rash, and development of serious systemic disease. Syphilis may also alter the course of HIV disease. Effective therapy is available but the incidence is increasing in many parts of the world.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Predominantly sexually transmitted infections
Syphilis
1A60 Congenital syphilis
H00354 Syphilis
1A61 Early syphilis
H00354 Syphilis
1A62 Late syphilis
H00354 Syphilis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by spirochaetes
H00354 Syphilis
Infectious diseases by law in Japan [br08406.html]
H00354
