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Syphilis vs Bejel - What's the difference?

syphilis | bejel |

As nouns the difference between syphilis and bejel

is that syphilis is a disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum while bejel is endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

syphilis

English

(wikipedia syphilis)

Alternative forms

* syph (slang)

Noun

(-)
  • (disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum .

    • Synonyms

    * great-pox (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * syphilitic * syphilize * syphiloid

    See also

    * clap * French pox * gonorrhea * STD * VD

    bejel

    English

    Noun

    (-) (Nonvenereal endemic syphilis)
  • Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum .