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Syphilis vs Monkeypox - What's the difference?

syphilis | monkeypox |

As nouns the difference between syphilis and monkeypox

is that syphilis is syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease while monkeypox is (disease) a viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox.

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

    monkeypox

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia monkeypox) (-)
  • (disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox.