Syphilis, latent: A rare infectious diseases which is transmitted through sexual contact and caused by Treponema pallidum (a spirochete bacterium). Latent syphilis is the term used to describe the period (usually following the second stage) where the patient has no symptoms but still has the infection. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Syphilis, latent is available below.
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Syphilis, latent is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Syphilis, latent, or a subtype of Syphilis, latent,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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