Questions and Answers
What is the approximate percentage of early syphilis cases that progress to cure without treatment?
33%
What is the characteristic of tertiary syphilis?
Cardiovascular and central nervous system involvements
When can an infected pregnant woman transmit Treponema pallidum to her fetus?
After the third month of pregnancy
What is the mode of transmission of congenital syphilis?
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What is the purpose of direct demonstration in laboratory diagnosis?
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What is the significance of serological tests in laboratory diagnosis?
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What is the type of antigen used in nonspecific serologic tests?
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What is the purpose of preparing smears from lesions in laboratory diagnosis?
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What is the significance of wet smears in laboratory diagnosis?
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What is the characteristic of latency in syphilis?
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