The causative agent for syphilis is:
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The question is asking for the specific organism responsible for causing syphilis, which is a sexually transmitted infection.
Answer
Treponema pallidum
The causative agent for syphilis is Treponema pallidum.
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The causative agent for syphilis is Treponema pallidum.
More Information
Treponema pallidum is a spirochete bacterium, characterized by its spiral shape. It is transmitted mainly through sexual contact but can also be transmitted congenitally from mother to fetus.
Sources
- Syphilis - Symptoms and Causes - Penn Medicine - pennmedicine.org
- Syphilis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Syphilis - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
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