Syphilis
91Expérimentation sur la syphilis au Guatemala — De 1946 à 1948, une expérimentation américaine sur la syphilis a été réalisée au Guatemala. L administration Truman et le président Juan José Arévalo, avec la coopération de certains responsables guatémaltèques, autorisèrent l inoculation par des …
92primary syphilis — n the first stage of syphilis that is marked by the development of a chancre and the spread of the causative spirochete in the tissues of the body * * * the first stage of syphilis, in which a painless primary lesion called a chancre appears at… …
93Secondary syphilis — Secondary Sec ond*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire. See {Second}, a.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate. [1913 Webster] Wheresoever… …
94latent syphilis — a stage after secondary syphilis when an infected patient is free of overt symptoms but has a positive serologic test for syphilis; it may last a short time or many years and may be subdivided into early latent and late latent syphilis,… …
95latent syphilis late — the later period of latent syphilis, beginning one to two years after the initial infection; relapses of secondary syphilis are rare and patients are resistant to infection. The disease is now usually not infectious, although fetuses in utero may …
96Primary syphilis — Primary Pri ma*ry, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F. primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.] 1. First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original. [1913 Webster] The church of… …
97Tertiary syphilis — Tertiary Ter ti*a*ry, a. [L. tertiarius containing a third part, fr. tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See {Tierce}.] 1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.)… …
98secondary syphilis — noun Date: 1861 the second stage of syphilis that appears from 2 to 6 months after primary infection, that is marked by lesions especially in the skin but also in organs and tissues, and that lasts from 3 to 12 weeks compare tertiary syphilis …
99tertiary syphilis — noun Date: 1875 the third stage of syphilis that develops after disappearance of the symptoms of secondary syphilis and is marked by ulcers in and gummas under the skin and commonly by involvement of the skeletal, cardiovascular, and nervous… …
100Late congenital syphilis — is a subset of cases of congenital syphilis. By definition, it occurs in children at or greater that 2 years of age who acquired the infection trans placentally. Symptoms includehttp://www.pitt.edu/ SUPER1/lecture/lec13881/016.htm] *blunted upper …
