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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leptospira | Weil's disease, Fletcher's media, zoonosis, hooked ends, transmitted through rodents and domestic animals |
| Darkfield microscopy | Used to identify treponemes (slender with tight coils) |
| Lyme disease | Ixodes tick, Borrelia Burgdorferi |
| Treponema pallidum | Syphilis, RPR, FTA-ABS, tight coils, corkscrew motility |
| Syphilis Primary stage | Firm usually painless lesion the develops into chancre generally on the penis or cervix |
| Syphilis Secondary stage | Lesions on mucous membranes and cutaneous surfaces, rash on trunk, limbs, palms, and soles of feet |
| Syphilis Tertiary stage | noninfectious, occurs decades after initial infection, gummas on mucous membranes, subcutaneous tissue, bone, liver, and viscera |
| Treponema | Yaws, pinta |
| Borrelia | human relapsing fever, Pediculus humanus |