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The 19 pages that link to Syphilis, each with the reason it gives.

• Paul EhrlichRelated: Salvarsan offered an effective treatment for a disease previously difficult to cure.

• Tuskegee Syphilis StudyNarrower topic: The study tracked the disease’s progression without providing effective treatment.

• GhostsRelated: The play associates Osvald’s inherited illness with syphilis, reflecting period beliefs and stigma.

• Oral sexRelated: Contact with an infectious sore can transmit syphilis during oral sex.

• Herpes simplexCompared with: Its genital sores can resemble herpes, but the cause and treatment differ.

• GonorrheaCompared with: Both are bacterial sexually transmitted infections, but syphilis follows a distinct course and requires different testing.

• Genital herpesCompared with: Its early painless sore can be mistaken for herpes, but testing and treatment differ.

• Penicillin GRelated: Penicillin G is the preferred treatment for most stages of syphilis.

• Treponema pallidumRelated: This is the principal disease caused by the bacterium.

• ChlamydiaCompared with: Its stages and characteristic lesions differ from often-silent chlamydia.

• NeurosyphilisNarrower topic: Neurosyphilis is a nervous-system manifestation of this systemic infection.

• Hugo WolfRelated: Wolf’s late illness and institutionalization are commonly attributed to neurosyphilis.

• FellatioRelated: An infectious lesion can transmit syphilis during oral contact.

• Jarisch–Herxheimer reactionBroader topic: This is the infection most commonly associated with the reaction after antibiotic treatment.

• PapuleRelated: Secondary syphilis can produce widespread papular eruptions.

• ArsphenamineNarrower topic: Treating this disease was arsphenamine’s primary clinical purpose.

• HerpesCompared with: Genital sores from syphilis can be mistaken for herpes lesions.

• Hideyo NoguchiNarrower topic: Noguchi’s research examined the organism responsible for this disease.

• Julius Wagner-JaureggNarrower topic: Neurosyphilis is a late manifestation of this infection.