(STATE COLLEGE, PENN.) Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
During pregnancy, this bacteria can pass from a mother with untreated syphilis, known as maternal syphilis, to her child in utero, causing the fetus to contract congenital syphilis.
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