Treponema pallidum

Question 1

gram staining

Answer 1

gram -

Question 2

appearance, shape and arrangement

Answer 2

corkscrew spiral

Question 3

mobility

Answer 3

motile

Question 4

spore forming

Answer 4

non-spore forming

Question 5

does it love oxygen

Answer 5

microaerophilic

Question 6

disease it cause

Answer 6

syphilis

Question 7

transmission route of syphilis

Answer 7

direct contact of mucous membrane (eg sexual intercourse)
transplacental
blood transfusion

Question 8

primary syphilis

Answer 8

painless spores (genitalia, cervix, anal and oral regions)
enlargement of regional lymph nodes

Question 9

secondary syphilis

Answer 9

healed primary lesion (still present)
maculopapular rash (eg palm and face)
fever
malaise

Question 10

latent syphilis

Answer 10

no visible signs or symptoms but continued infection

Question 11

tertiary syphilis

Answer 11

neurosyphilis (loss of axons and myelin)
cardiovascular syphilis (necrosis, loss of elastic fibers)

Question 12

congenital syphilis

Answer 12

maculopapular rash
anemia
thrombocytopenia
liver failure

Question 13

pathogenesis

Answer 13

remains unclear

Question 14

treatment

Answer 14

penicillin
doxycycline (if allergic)