primary syphilis

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primary syphilis [′prī‚mer·ē ′sif·ə·ləs]

(medicine)

The first stage of the venereal disease, characterized clinically by a painless ulcer, or chancre, at the point of infection and painless, discrete regional adenopathy.

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No references found			Primary syphilis occurs within 3 weeks of contact with an infected individual. Information on Syphilis by samnickel2 / Health, general community Course and Prognosis The ulcer of primary syphilis (chancre) appears 2 to 3 weeks after exposure to an infected person . Skin Disorders - How to Cure Secondary Syphilis (Secondary Lues) by Robert Baird / Food/cooking/nutrition community The importance of these screening tools is shown by past clinical studies that have demonstrated 78% accuracy for the clinical diagnosis of primary syphilis by experienced clinicians. The prozone phenomenon with syphilis and HIV-1 co-infection by Holman, Robert P. / Southern Medical Journal			primary reference fuel primary refrigerant primary register primary relay primary reserve primary rocks primary root primary scattering Primary School primary sedimentary structure primary service area primary sewage sludge Primary Sex Characters primary skip zone primary standard primary storage primary stratification primary stratigraphic trap primary stress primary stress field primary structure primary subcontractor primary submodule primary succession primary surveillance radar primary syphilis Primary Tar primary tectonite primary tension failure primary time effect primary tissue primary transcript primary treatment Primary vascular system primary voltage primary wave primary weapon primary winding Primary Workers primary xylem primary-frequency standard primase Primate Primates Primaticcio, Francesco primavera prime prime coat Prime Coats Prime Computer prime contract			primary structure Primary structure of proteins Primary structure of proteins primary structures primary structures Primary Subacute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis primary subcontractor primary submodule Primary Subordinate Unit primary subtractive color for light Primary subtractive colors primary subtractive colour for light Primary succession Primary succession Primary Support Official Primary Support Unit Primary Surface Recuperator Primary Surveillance Radar Primary Surveillance Radar primary survey primary survey primary survey primary survey primary survey Primary Switchgear Primary Sympathicotonic Orthostatic Hypotension primary symptoms Primary Synchronisation Channel Primary Synchronisation Code primary synovial chondromatosis primary syphilis Primary System Relief Primary Tactical Circuit Primary Tar primary target primary target Primary Target Area Primary Target Line primary teacher Primary Teachers' Maths Association Primary Technical Contact Primary Technical Course primary tectonite Primary teeth Primary teeth Primary teeth Primary teeth primary tension failure Primary Test Data Input Primary Test of Economic Understanding Primary Test Organization Primary text Primary Therapist Primary Thrombosis Primary Thrombosis Of Upper Extremity Primary Tier 1 Segment primary time effect primary tissue primary tissue Primary Toll Carrier

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