Treponema pallidum endemicum

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    …is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum endemicum, which is closely related to T. pallidum pallidum, the cause of sporadic (venereal) syphilis. Bejel occurs primarily in the hot dry regions of the Middle East and in the southern Sahara of western Africa; hence, it is classified as a type of…

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