Your primary dx should be the sign/symptom or diagnosis that drove the encounter. This may or may not be the presenting problem. (ie pt presents with pharyngitis, but due to pain has not been drinking fluids. Labs indicate dehydration, for which an IV of fluids is started and he/she is admitted overnight.
Neurosyphilis is considered infectious but is not transmitted from person to person. Generally, a disease like this is caused by an infectious agent and not spread between people. Neurosyphilis, although infectious, is not a genetic disease. It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene.
A. Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the disease can be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact.Although this disease is spread from sores, the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized.. A. Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex. Occasionally, the disease can be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. Although this disease is spread from sores, the vast majority of those sores go unrecognized.