O98.1: Syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease. There are diseases that are particularly transmitted during sex. These diseases are also called sexually transmitted diseases. They are usually caused by specific pathogens. The pathogens can for instance be transmitted via vaginal fluid or semen. The pathogens may also be transmitted from a sick mother to her new-born child when she gives birth. Syphilis is caused by specific bacteria. With a case of syphilis, skin changes and inflammations in different parts of the body can occur.
Your illness is making the pregnancy, the birth or the weeks after the birth more difficult. You may also already have had this kind of disease before your pregnancy. Your illness may then also have got worse due to the pregnancy, the birth or the weeks after the birth.
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