State the type of pathogen responsible for syphilis.
State the blood component in an infected person that makes antibodies.
State the blood component in an infected person that carries these antibodies.
Suggest why it is sensible for a person to wait until some time has passed after their most recent sexual contact before the test is done.
Fill in the table beneath by writing either the word yes or the word no in each box to show the meaning of each outcome.
State one first symptom shown by a person with primary stage syphilis. State the type of drug that should be given to a person with primary stage syphilis to stop the disease progressing to the secondary stage.
Calculate the percentage increase in the number of reported syphilis cases in men between 2004 and 2012. Show your working.
Suggest why the actual increase in the number of syphilis cases in men may have been greater than the graph shows.
Suggest two recommendations that may be made to men in order to reduce the number of new syphilis infections.