Assertion: syphilis | /r/HasProperty | transmitted by intimate contact
Facets:
value: with infectious lesions
type: OTHER
value: via blood transfusion
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: That is, it can be transmitted either by intimate contact with infectious lesions (most common) or via blood transfusion (if blood has been collected during early syphilis), and it can also be transmitted transplacentally from an infected mother to her fetus.