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MSH: A contagious venereal disease caused by the spirochete TREPONEMA PALLIDUM.,CSP: subacute to chronic infectious venereal disease caused by the spirochete treponema pallidum.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Syphilis is a <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html'>sexually transmitted disease</a> caused by bacteria. It infects the genital area, lips, mouth, or anus of both men and women. You usually get syphilis from sexual contact with someone who has it. It can also pass from mother to baby during pregnancy.</p> <p>The early stage of syphilis usually causes a single, small, painless sore. Sometimes it causes swelling in nearby lymph nodes. If you do not treat it, syphilis usually causes a non-itchy skin rash, often on your hands and feet. Many people do not notice symptoms for years. Symptoms can go away and come back.</p> <p>The sores caused by syphilis make it easier to get or give someone <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hivaids.html'>HIV</a> during sex. If you are pregnan