One of the dangers of having premarital sex—other than unexpected pregnancies—is sexual transmitted diseases. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. This disease can be transmitted through sexual contact but it can also be transmitted from a mother to a fetus during pregnancy or at birth, the result is what is called congenital syphilis. It has often been called “the great imitator” because so many of the signs and symptoms of Syphilis are indistinguishable from those of other diseases. This disease has four distinct stages: primary, secondary, latent and tertiary
The primary stage is characterized by the formation of single skin lesion called a chancre, which appears at the point of contact about ten to ninety days after the initial exposure. This chancre is usually small, round, painless, firm and hard as a result of intense cellular infiltration accompanied by serum accumulation in connective tissue. The infection can be transmitted through contact with the ulcer, which teems with spirochetes. Condoms may not prevent transmission of the infection by contact if the ulcer is outside of the vagina or on the male’s scrotum. If the ulcer is in the mouth, the infection can be spread from individual to individual by kissing. The ulcer can heal without treatments within one to five weeks, but if the primary stage is not treated the disease can recur months later as secondary syphilis.
Secondary syphilis occurs between six weeks to six months after the primary infection and it can last two to six weeks. This stage occurs when the syphilis-causing bacteria enters the bloodstream from the lesion. It is manifested with parenchymal, systemic, and mucocutaneous symptoms that indicate trepo...
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Another site is http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/genitalwarts.htm that site helped a lot it described the conditions and the treatments for the STD and the talked about the STD in details.
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... really able to be spread but also prevented. There are different treatments that can stop the process of this infection that will help cure it and stop the spread. If you didn’t know, there are three main prescriptions that are used to help stop this. “Doxycycline 100 mg 2-3 times a day for 10-14 days, Zithromax (azithromycin) 1.0 gm a single dose, and Zithromax Z-pak (azithromycin) - 500mg on day 1, followed by 1 tab (250mg) once a day for 4 more days will help your situation” (Sexually Transmitted Disease Guide). After this process, make sure you go to your normal doctor of local for check ups. Keep in mind to finish the prescription given even if you feel like you are better. In conclusion, to prevent all of this mass destruction and chaos, wait until you and your partner is both checked out by your doctor to make sure the both of you are clean from anything.
Herpes occurs in two types, the non-genital herpes simplex 1 (HSV1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV2). Both the strains are severely contagious and can be transmitted by means of lovemaking exposure or orally even when there are no hints of the condition. The herpes virus is not curable, but treatable. Recognizing herpes simplex virus earlier is key point to prevent transmitting the infection. There are some kind of simple ways you can learn the signs and symptoms of a herpes virus infection in yourself and in other people.
The disease was viewed as a black man’s disease due to its vast spread in the black race community. In this chapter, it is clear that the medical fraternity had formed opinion of the disease even before the start of the experiment. The theme of racial prejudice is brought out clearly in this chapter. The blacks are discriminated from the whites even after learning that syphilis can affect both races alike. The slaves received treatment like their masters just because of economic concerns and not because they were human like their masters. In chapter 3 “Disease Germs Are the Most Democratic Creatures in the World”, the writer points out that the germ theory changed the way syphilis is viewed in the society. It was clear that other emphasis such as sanitation, education and preventative medicine was necessary to combat the disease. The areas inhabited by the blacks were behind in healthcare facilities and service. In this chapter, the theme of unequal distribution of resources is seen. Whereas areas inhabited by the whites had better hospitals and qualified professionals to deal with the
Prognosis: After early diagnosis and full treatment, syphilis can be eradicated from the body. Secondary syphilis may take a few weeks to a year to be completely free the system. One third of the patients who receive no treatment get late syphilis, which may result in death.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections are considerably easy to treat when diagnosed in the earliest stages. They are typically treated with frequently revised antibiotics, as they are bacterial infections that are becoming more drug-resistant. When infected and being treated for an STI, it is mandatory for one to abstain from sexual intercourse until treatment has been concluded and a health care professional says its okay for one to continue with those activities. If one is sexually active, it is recommended for their partner to also go through diagnosis and
There is no cure for HSV, but symptoms can be controlled using oral antiviral medicines such as aciclovir, famciclovir and valaciclovir.These drugs can reduce the severity of the disease if taken within 5 days of the start of the infection. After the first attack, the virus lays dormant in the ganglia and the patient can have milder recurrent infections that may or may not need treatment. The blisters and sores that are experienced during a first HSV infection can take 2-4 weeks to heal. In most cases genital herpes is a long-term condition. Many people with HSV have four or five recurrent infections in the first 2 years after the initial infection). Recurrent infections are usually milder, with fewer, smaller and less painful sores that heal more quickly, often within 10
The HSV moves and passes through body fluids such as saliva, semen and fluid in the genital tract of females or fluid from the herpes sore present. This virus can be transmitted through the skin or mucus membranes of an uninfected individual through the genital area or the mouth. ‘Once the virus has contact with the skin or the membrane mucous, it then replicates transporting itself to the nerve cells’ (Harvey, S, 2014,). The disadvantage of the HSV-2, it has no symptoms, so an individual can be affected without knowing they have the virus.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs, a.k.a venereal diseases, infectious diseases passed from one person to another during sexual contact. STDs are the most common infections known. More than 12 million people in the United States, including 3 million teenagers, are infected with STDs every year. The United States has the highest STD rate in the world about one in ten Americans will contract an STD during his or her lifetime. People who do not know they are infected risk infecting their sexual partners and, in some cases, their unborn children. If left untreated, these diseases may cause pain or may destroy a woman's ability to have children. Some STDs can be cured with a single dose of antibiotics, but AIDS cannot be cured. Those most at risk for contracting STDs are people who have unprotected sex—without using a condom, people who have multiple partners, and people whose sex partners are drug users who share needles. Static’s show that Americans between the ages of 16 and 24 are most likely of catching STDs than older adults, because younger people usually have multiple sexual partners than an older person in a long-term relationship. Teenagers may be embarrassed to tell their sexual partners they are infected Teenagers may also be embarrassed or unable to seek medical attention for STDs. This means that they only more likely to pass the disease to other young people and have a greater risk of suffering the long-term consequences of untreated STDs. STDs are transmitted by infectious bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, and single-celled organisms called protozoa that live in warm, moist parts of the body, like the genital area, mouth, and throat. Most STDs are spread while having sex, but oral sex can also spread disease. Some STDs are passed from a mother to her child while pregnant, when the disease enters the baby's bloodstream, during childbirth as the baby passes through the birth canal, or after birth, when the baby drinks infected breast milk. AIDS can be transmitted by blood contact such as open wounds, between people who share infected needles or received through an injection of infected blood. Some people believe that STDs can be transmitted through shaking hands or other casual contact, or through contact with inanimate objects such as clothing or toilet seats, but they can’t. Chlamydeous, is from trachoma is bacterium, is the most commonly transmitted STD in the United States.
...allergic to penicillin3. All individuals with a positive laboratory result for Syphilis and the sexual partners of those infected are treated3. Safe sex education, increasing public awareness and partner tracking of the infected individuals are being implemented to reduce the occurrence of Syphilis. A patient with syphilis should be taught to avoid sexual contact until they have finished their antibiotic therapy to prevent transmitting the infection to others 4. Patients should also be taught the importance of notifying all recent previous sexual partners so that they can be tested and be treated if necessary4. It may be embarrassing for infected individual, but the health care provider needs to stress the importance of disclosing the information to their sexual partners. All cases of syphilis cases need to be reported to the public health authorities4.