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This photograph depicts the face of a newborn infant, as the baby was displaying pathologic morphology indicative of congenital syphilis, caused by the bacterium, Treponema pallidum.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Norman Cole
Creation Date: 1963
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Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Syphilis, Congenital
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Syphilis
Spirochaetales Infections
Treponemal Infections
Syphilis
Syphilis, Congenital
Infection
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial
Syphilis
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Syphilis, Congenital
Organisms
Bacteria
Gram-Negative Bacteria
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
Spirochaetaceae
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Spirochaetales
Spirochaetaceae
Treponema
Treponema pallidum
Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.
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