The
transmission Syphilis is/are……..
a) sexually
b) congenitally from an infected mother
c) orally
d) both a and b
Fetuses infected with syphilis are usually
a) stillborn
b) die shortly after birth
c) healthy
d) both a and b
The bacterium Treponema pallidum that causes syphilis easily penetrates……..
a) intact mucosae
b) abraded skin
c) lungs epithelium
d) both a and b
In syphilis, within a few hours of exposure, a/an …….body wide infection is in progress.
a) symptomatic
b) asymptomatic
c) both a and b
d) none of these
What is the incubation period of bacterium Treponema pallidum that causes syphilis is……….
a) two to three hours
b) two to three days
c) two to three weeks
d) two to three months
In which of the following bacterial infection, a red, painless primary lesion called a chancre (shang’ker) appears at the site of bacterial invasion?
a) gonorrhea
b) syphilis
c) pneumonia
d) TB
