Cherisse Is Four Weeks Pregnant

Multiple Choice

Cherisse is four weeks pregnant. Routine blood screening reveals that she is carrying syphilis. What should Cherisse know?

A) Maternal syphilis easily crosses the placenta.
B) She must wait until the sixth month, and then she can be treated with antibiotics.
C) The syphilis organism can only cross the placenta in the first two months of her pregnancy.
D) She can prevent transmission to the fetus by being treated with antibiotics before the fourth month of.her pregnancy.