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.
Syphilis is very contagious, especially during its early stages. Syphilis is caused by bacteria that can spread from one person to another pretty easily, usually through sexual contact.The sores caused by syphilis usually develop on areas like the genitals, anus, and mouth.When another person's mucous membranes touch that sore, the bacteria can enter their body.yphilis is caused by bacteria that can spread from one person to another pretty easily, usually through sexual contact. The sores caused by syphilis usually develop on areas like the genitals, anus, and mouth.