Discussion Forum : Reproductive Health
Question - Which one of the following organisms cause syphilis?
Options:
A .  Neisseria gonorrheae
B .  Treponema pallidum
C .  Pasteurella pestis
D .  Clostridium botulinum
Answer: Option B
:
B
Syphilis is caused by a spirochete (a worm-like spiral-shaped bacteria) called Treponema pallidum. You can get the bacteria in the following ways: direct contact with a syphilis sore (usually found on the vagina, anus, rectum, in the mouth, or on the lips) during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with an infected person.
Neisseria gonorrheaecauses gonorrhea disease, which is also an STD.
Pasteurella pestis also known asYersinia pestisis a gramnegative, rod-shapedcoccobacillus, a facultative anaerobic organism that can infect humans via the oriental rat flea.It causes the deadly disease called Bubonic plague.
Clostridium botulinumcauses the botulism disease.

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