The Wassermann test is used to diagnose this disease.  Modern treatment of it is usually with penicillin, which leads to the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction as the infectious agents are killed.  
The Wassermann test is used to diagnose this disease.  Modern treatment of it is usually with penicillin, which leads to the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction as the infectious agents are killed.  Paul Ehrlich created Salvasan to treat this disease while looking for a "magic bullet" to cure sleeping sickness. This disease progresses through three stages, consisting of sores, rashes, and internal organ damage respectively.  The species of bacterium that causes this disease also causes other diseases such as (*) yaws and pinta, and is named Treponema palladium.  For 10 points, name this lethal STD, which is caused by a spirochete bacterium.
The Wassermann test is used to diagnose this disease.  Modern treatment of it is usually with penicillin, which leads to the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction as the infectious agents are killed.  
{syphilis}