spironema

Updated: May 1, 2025

#The Virus of Syphilis.# The cause of syphilis, whether acquired or inherited, is the organism, described by Schaudinn and Hoffman, in 1905, under the name of spirochæta pallida or spironema pallidum. It is a delicate, thread-like spirilla, in length averaging from 8 to 10

Alexander Miles - Manual of Surgery Volume First: : General Surgery. Sixth Edition.