For instance, while non-venereal treponemal diseases are typically transmitted through skin contact, venereal syphilis ...

Syphilis is transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact, where the bacterium usually exploits small injuries in the natural protective barriers of the skin and mucous membranes.

Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and spreads through direct contact with an infectious sore via skin-to-skin contact, mucous membranes and blood, with an incubation period of 10 ...

Congenital syphilis (<2yrs): 50,000 units/kg once; (≥2yrs): individualize. Not for IV use. Cephalosporin, imipenem, or other allergy: not recommended. Discontinue if severe cutaneous adverse ...