SYPHILIS

Question 1

Presents as painless ulcer with a serous exudate about how long after exposure

Answer 1

3 weeks

Question 2

Classic rash appears where?

Answer 2

Palms and soles

Question 3

Secondary manifestations resolve spontaneously within how many months?

Answer 3

12

Question 4

diagnosis of syphilis is usually made through serological testing such as?

Answer 4

RPR - Rapid Plasma Reagin

Question 5

Infectious agent causing syphilis?

Answer 5

Treponema pallidum, subsp. pallidum, a spirochaete

Question 6

Age primarily affected?

Answer 6

20-29

Question 7

Transmission can occur through blood transfusion if what?

Answer 7

Donor is in the early stages of disease

Question 8

Incubation period?

Answer 8

10 days to 3 months. (usually 3 weeks)

Question 9

Transmission is rare after having the disease for how long?

Answer 9

First year

Question 10

What percent of exposures result in infection?

Answer 10

30%

Question 11

All identified sexual contacts of confirmed
cases of early syphilis exposed within _____ days of examination
should receive treatment.

Answer 11

90

Question 12

Treat with PEN-G (2.4 million units) how soon after diagnosis?

Answer 12

Same day

Question 13

Serological tests are repeated at 3 and 6 months after treatment
and later as needed, and how often for patients who also have HIV?

Answer 13

1,2,3 months and every 3 months

Question 14

Incubation period for non-venereal Syphilis?

Answer 14

2 weeks to 3 months