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Click image to see larger image	Syphilis
Location	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Treponema_pallidum.jpg
Observations	The curly bacterium that causes syphilis.
Explanations	Syphilis is caused by bacteria and is treatable with antibiotics. Syphilis is passed on by sexual contact or by childbirth. If left untreated, syphilis can cause major damage to the human body.
California Standards	Adaptation or extinction
National Standards	Safe sex
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Human body Human body systems Investigating human systems
Related Sets	Safe sex
Creative Commons License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
Authors	Dr. David Cox None CDC
Publisher	CDC Jan 26 2006

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.