Assertion: syphilis | /r/Causes | infection
Facets:
value: in the newborn
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in death
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: This bacterium causes infection when it gets into broken skin or mucus membranes, usually of the genitals.
text: Syphilis enters the fetal blood system through the placenta, causing infection in the newborn or death of the fetus.