Syphilis is a chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but it also can be passed congenitally from an infected mother to her developing fetus. Syphilis can be transmitted from direct contact with syphilis sores which appear on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or in the rectum. Sores also can occur on the lips and inside the mouth. Pregnant women can put their child in danger of getting the disease if they do not get necessary medications. Syphilis can be a painful and disturbing condition and also fatal if it is not properly treated with the right medicine. To save you from the pain, suffering and cost, it is important to practice safe sex in order to avoid this nasty disease as well as other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Syphilis symptoms begin to appear between 10 to 90 days and consist of a primary stage; and a secondary stage. The primary stage is the multiple sores that appear on parts of the body where the bacteria entered. The sores are firm, round, and usually painless and can easily go unnoticed which makes the disease more likely to move onto the secondary stage. The sores last for about 3 to 6 weeks but can heal even without the treatment, so it is pivotal for a person to get it checked out before syphilis hits the secondary stage.
The secondary stage consists of skin rashes and, sores in the mouth, vagina, or anus. The rash may appear on more than one part of the body and usually appears several weeks after the sores have healed. The rash can may or may not itch and appears as spots on your hands and, back, and usually develops in warm moist areas such as the underarm, groin area, and the mouth. The rashes appear as rough, red, or reddish...
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.... However, if caught early, syphilis can easily be treated with the help of penicillin(and other medications, if necessary). Residents of Washington D.C. have the highest rates of syphilis and should be more attentive of the signs, symptoms and treatments of this STD. Syphilis can easily be contracted if the proper precautions are not taken. When having sex make sure to use condoms and get tested regularly to ensure that no STDs have been contracted and if something is contracted get it treated immediately. Residents of Washington D.C. have the highest rates of syphilis and should be more attentive of the signs, symptoms and treatments of this STD.
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http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis2011/DC11.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neurosyphilis/neurosyphilis.htm
Most people in the U.S. learn STDs in their health class in high school. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes sores over private parts or all over the body in a later stage. Syphilis is caused by a bacteria called spirochete. The spirochete cannot survive outside the body. The only way to get the disease is by intimate contact, but catching it is rare. Having more than one partner could increase the chances to catch the disease. The spirochete enters in a break in your skin genitals area or mouth. Once in your body, about three weeks it becomes a sore or have multiple sores. The sore looks like a crater on the surface of the skin. In the first stage it can be treated easily with antibiotics or penicillin. The second stage the syphilis spreads to the rest of the body. It is visible in your hand and soles on your feet. It can cause cardio-vascular disease, mental problems, paralysis, blindness and tumors. Syphilis has links to HIV/AIDS. It also attacks your nervous system. After infection it takes 21 to develop any symptoms for other people it takes from 10 to ninety days. It acts like no other disease known. The last stage is the deadliest if ignored, by the person. The damage obtained by syphilis is irreversible. By practicing safe sex (condoms), or having one sex partner can prevent these
1. Wake County health officials are claiming that social networking apps are partly to blame for the sharp increase in syphilis cases around the area. According to the state Department of Health and Human Services, As of Friday, March 18th, there has been a recorded 1,113 early syphilis infections that were diagnosed in 2014, in the entire state as well as county, which is a 62 percent increase from the previous year, when 688 cases were reported. The article states that Wake County saw a total of 233 reported cases of syphilis last year, marking a 15-year high. A Wake County public health division director by the name of Sue Lynn said that when patients who contracted syphilis were interviewed in Wake County, many said they met their partner
may last one to three weeks. In many cases new clusters of blisters appear as
Clinical Manifestations: Symptoms do not normally appear until actually having pubic lice for about five days. Even after five days, some people just never get any symptoms. If symptoms do appear, they may cause: uncomfortable itching in the anus or genitals, fever, feeling under the weather, awareness of the presence of lice or small eggs, which are called nits located in pubic hair.
Syphilis, the third most common sexually transmitted disease, affects 12 million new people each year and is the leading cause of stillbirths and deaths among newborns in many developing countries. 3 The causative agent of venereal syphilis is Treponema pallidum, under the Family Spirochaetaceae of the Order Spirochaetales. It is a spirochete, a helical to sinusoidal bacterium ranging from 5 to 15 microns in length. 2 T. pallidum multiplies by binary transverse fission and enter the body through mucous membranes (squamous or columnar epithelium cells) or minor breaks or abrasions in the skin. From there, it migrates to every corner of the body through the blood and lymphatic circulatory system, infecting virtually every bodily organ, including the nervous system. Infections can even reach the womb, infecting the newborn known as congenital syphilis .4
Throughout the ages, while the origins to this day continue to be debated, the strength and potency of the disease have rarely been in question. Syphilis, while not viewed as a huge threat due to a decreased number of cases in the mid-late 1990s, needs to be taken more seriously by the public because it is more dangerous than many realize, especially because it is extremely contagious, it is extremely elegant in the symptoms it produces, it has played a larger part in history than many would think, and there is a certain stigma which surrounds the disease, which in turn pushes individuals away from receiving the necessary testing.
The primary stage of the infection is characterized by a chancer that presents as an ulcer in the anogenital area with an incubation period of nine-ninety days2. A chancer is a painless ulceration that forms where the original spirochete enters the broken skin or mucous membranes3. The lesions can also present on the lips, tongue, tonsils and nipples2. During the incubation period the T. pallidum can ...
Red spots begin to appear on the roof of the mouth (palate) about 2 to 3 days after symptoms first appear. Bright red spots may appear on the tongue, giving it an appearance called "strawberry tongue."
Consider if you detect a pain sensation on your genital part, bottoms, inner thighs,or around the oral cavity. Herpes virus will initially create a throbbing and tingly sensation. Base on the University of Maryland, the earliest herpes simplex virus symptoms will possibly appear during two weeks of exposure.
Upon receiving the positive results for Syphilis, we are required to report it to Florida’s Department of Health regardless of the patient’s influential position. According to the Florida Administrative Code 64D-3 from the Department of Health, practitioners and laboratories are required to report communicable diseases by the following business day. The Florida Administrative Code 64D-3, which is regulated by Florida Statute Chapter 120, is the rule that addresses communicable diseases and conditions that may have a significant impact of public health.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Treponema pallidum pallidum. Syphilis can also be passed from mother to infant during pregnancy. Syphilis can cause massive damage to body if left untreated. Known as “the great imitator” because several of the symptoms of syphilis are similar to other diseases, making it hard to pinpoint Syphilis’ origin (what is syphilis). Scientists and other professionals have come up with multiple hypotheses for the suggested origin of syphilis. There are three hypotheses currently being discussed. The first hypothesis states that syphilis was always in the Old World and syphilis probably evolved during the early Paleolithic in Africa or the Near East. According to this hypothesis, syphilis was transported to the New World by Columbus. This hypothesis is known as the “Pre-Columbus” hypothesis. The second hypothesis states syphilis was only in the New World. Syphilis was brought back to the Old World by Columbus and his crew. Columbus and crew returned to Europe, and shortly after, there was an epidemic of syphilis. This hypothesis is known as the “Columbus” hypothesis. The third hypothesis states that syphilis was present in both the Old World and the New World. This hypothesis is known as the “Unitarian” hypothesis. Evidence for these hypotheses have been collected and will be used to decide which hypothesis is more likely true or if more than one hypothesis is needed to explain the origin of syphilis. It is very likely that syphilis, when it was not viral, travelled from the Old World to the New World with Natives of the Americas during the mass migration around 16-14 thousand years ago and later on, the syphilis bacteria became viral. Also, syphilis could have been present in the O...
Symptoms typically appear anywhere from 2 days up to 2 weeks after initial exposure. They appear as an ulcer, blister or a cluster...
Sexually transmitted diseases are commonly contacted through sexual contact. STD’s can be contracted through the sharing of needles and be transmitted by an infected woman to an unborn child during pregnancy. STD’s are highly contagious and easily spread; most people are not aware that they have contacted an STD until symptoms are presented. Not all STD’s shows symptoms.
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.