MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: Syphilis is a type of sexually transmitted disease or infection. It’s more common in men than women. The infection commonly affects your genitals, which are the reproductive organs inside and outside of your body. It can also affect your anal area, and the last part of your large intestine, called the rectum. Your lips, tongue, or other parts of your body may also be affected. The germs that cause the infection are tiny spiral or coiled bacteria called Treponema pallidum. You can catch the bacteria through sexual contact with a person who currently has syphilis, especially someone who has syphilitic sores in or around their genitals or mouth. And pregnant women who have syphilis can pass the disease to their unborn child. The bacteria can enter your body through tiny cuts or scrapes in your skin or the tissue that lines many of your body cavities, including the tissue lining your mouth, genitals, or anus. Within a few hours, the bacteria can spread through...