A woman who is 20 weeks pregnant is diagnosed with primary syphilis. She tells the nurse that she is very worried about the effect of the disease on the fetus. The most appropriate response by the nurse to the patient's concern is

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A single injection of penicillin is recommended to treat primary syphilis, and this will treat the mother and prevent transmission of the disease to the fetus. Instillation of erythromycin into the eyes of the newborn will prevent gonorrheal eye infections. C-section is use to prevent the transmission of herpes to the newborn. Syphilis does cross the placental barrier.

A Woman Who Is 20 Weeks Pregnant Is Diagnosed with Primary