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SYPHILIS (bacterial)

	Incidence:	70,000 cases reported.
	Transmission:	Spread via sexual fluids and saliva through oral, anal and vaginal sex, contact with sores, mother to child
	Symptoms:	Produces open ulcer that leak fluid. Generally transmitted contact usually during vaginal, oral or anal sex.
	Results:	If left untreated, progresses to series of 4 different stages, effecting different parts of the body, the 4th stage ending in death. Pregnant women can pass bacteria to their babies with a 40% chance of having a stillborn.
	Treatment:	If caught within the first year of infection, usually can be cured with antibiotic penicillin. Later stages require longer penicillin treatment. All sex partners of infected person must be contacted regarding infection.