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Syphilis is a harsh sexually transmitted disease. It can be contracted through intercourse and orally with any age or gender. The infection is a spiral shaped bacteria that grows on the mucus of the genitals or mouth. Syphilis has three stages, the first stage is the presence of painless ulcers, also know as chancre. The open sore can develop anytime within ten to ninety days after you have contracted it, which at this time is very contagious. The next stage is where the symptoms really start to show,

When the study ended and went under review in 1972. It was found that even when penicillin was available to cure syphilis it was never

The syphilis bacteria colonizes in sores that are located on the external genitalia, and is passed from person

The amount of time it will take to be treated will vary. If you think you have syphilis, you need to see your doctor right away. The doctor will then diagnose you and if you are positive, you will then be treated. Early stages can be treated with antibiotics and later stages will take more time. Unfortunately, any damage caused to the body during late stages, cannot be treated.

Newspaper headlines reading “Texas’ Lubbock County Syphilis Alert” or “Indiana’s syphilis rose 70% in a year” would grab almost anyone’s attention. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is most common among the age groups of 24-29 and 20-24 year olds. Syphilis is most prevalent in men who have sex with men and African-American men. Syphilis is transmitted during vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Congenital Syphilis is when a woman who is positive for Syphilis gives birth and the baby is now infected. There is a common misconception that all STIs will have a discharge or burn when you urinate but that is not the case with Syphilis. The infection has a window of 10-90 days where symptoms can

Diagnosis has shown us that the first stages of syphilis necessitate on the mouth, rectum, or on the genitals which causes a painless sore. The second stage is distinguished by a rash. Time goes by to where more symptoms can occur from weeks, to months, to years in result of damage to the brain, nerves, eyes or heart. Common symptoms such as fatigue, itching, mouth ulcer, rash on the palms and soles, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, weight loss, or rectal lining inflammation can occur in or on the human body. The latent stage doesn’t really show any symptoms that are noticeable but you are still infected and there is a possibility that the second stage could reoccur again. In the final stage which is tertiary, a small percentage of people who don’t seek treatment will fall into this stage which can also be life threatening. Blindness, deafness, mental illness, memory loss, damage of the soft tissue and bone, stokes or meningitis, heart disease and neuro-syphilis which is an infection of the spinal cord or the brain can all be in effect of the tertiary

It is transmitted by sexual activity, including oral and anal sex and it can also be passed to another person through prolonged kissing or close bodily contact. The infection occurs in three distinct stages: 1. Early or primary syphilis: person with primary syphilis will develop one or more sores and the sores are usually small painless ulcers. 2. Secondary stage: it may last up to one to three months and begins within six weeks to six months after exposure; person with secondary syphilis experience a rosy copper penny rash typically on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. 3. Latent syphilis: this is when infection lies dormant (inactive) without symptoms; tertiary syphilis: if the infection is left untreated, it may then progress to a stage characterized by severe problems with the heart, brain, and nerves. Syphilis can be diagnosed with a quick blood test that is given by the doctor. If the person is infected with syphilis less than a year, a single dose of penicillin is given; person that is allergic to penicillin, another antibiotic can be given instead. If the person is in a later stage of syphilis, more doses will be needed. The last STIs is the genital warts. They are growths that are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They are transmitted by sexual contact with someone who has genital warts and are highly contagious. The symptoms of the genital warts are painless bumps, itching, and

In the early or primary stage, the infected person may start to notice signs of one or more sores located in or around the mouth. The article explains that the infected person usually ignores these sores due to them being painless in this stage, but in fact, the sores are actually healing themselves regardless of treatment. During this period, the infection tends to last up to six weeks with or without treatment. If untreated during this stage, the syphilis infection will only become worse. Even though the sores heal themselves, the infection is still in the body and will start to progress into the secondary stage of syphilis. During the secondary stage, the article states that the infected person with syphilis will notice skin rashes called “mucous membrane lesions” located in or around the mouth and vagina area of the body. The infected person can also notice brownish/reddish spots usually on the palms of their hands or

According to the current findings, there are four stages of syphilis. The signs and the symptoms depend on the stage of the disease.

Your myth is wrong; you are at high risk for contracting HIV and here’s how. Firstly, people having syphilis before, often have HIV or more likely to get it in the future in the United States. Having the sexual behaviors, you do will put yourself and others at risk, like multiple partners, not using condoms, and the ones you don’t know from meeting them at the bar when you are drunk will put them at risk as well. In the U.S., having anal or oral sex without a condom with multiple or anonymous partners increases the risk for STI’s and HIV. Treating syphilis does not prevent HIV. The only way for prevention is to protect yourself by using a

Syphilis is a very serious disease that is important to get treated. It will heal without treatment, but it will not go away. There are four stages of syphilis. Red, firm, painless and sometimes wet sores near or on the vagina, rectum, penis, or mouth, is the first stage ( primary stage) of syphilis. Rashes on the palm of the hands or soles on the feet, swollen glands, joint pain, fever, hair loss, sore throat, or headaches can be signs of the second stage (secondary stage) of syphilis if it hasn’t been treated for a few weeks or months. On the third stage (latent stage) of syphilis, all the signs of the disease will go away, but he/she will have a hidden infection called “latent,” which can last for many years. On the fourth stage,

It is caused by Treponema pallidum. It usually effects into stages and can be cure through its medicine but those medicines only work for it, not for the other health related problems. It is transmitted through the direct contact with the syphilis sores. The areas of the body that are most common to contract the bacteria are “regions of the body containing mucous membranes”, such as the “nasal lining, rectum, urethra, and vagina (Shmaefsky, Brian 2009).” This disease can be pass through from pregnant moms to the infants. According to the PBS, NewsHour report, Gay and bisexual men are more prone to syphilis and in the report, it is noted that 82% cases in man are gay and bisexual men. The third common diseases are Gonorrhea, which can affect any membrane of the body from rectum to genital. It can also be transmitted to the babies of infected

Syphilis affects the body in four stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. The first stage, the primary stage, begins to show symptoms approximately 3 weeks after contraction (“STD Facts-Syphilis” 2010). The first stage is marked by the appearance of a chancre sore, which usually appears at the sight of contraction of the bacteria. A chancre is a “small, hard, circular lesion” and this is where the bacteria grows and is highly contagious (Shmaefsky, Brian 2009). After about 3 weeks of the presence of the chancre sores, the sores go away, however, syphilis is still present in the body. Several weeks later, approximately 3-6 weeks, the secondary stage of syphilis begins to show, the skin rash. Characteristics of the rash include “rough, red, or reddish brown spots both on the palms of the hands and the bottoms of the feet”, also it can spread to other parts of the body (“STD Facts-Syphilis” 2010). The symptoms of secondary syphilis will go away in a few weeks, but without proper treatment, the disease will continue to advance. The next stage of syphilis is the latent stage, or the “hidden” stage, this stage happens after the primary and secondary stage of syphilis. Without

The symptoms of syphilis can be found during a primary stage, secondary stage, and latent or late stages. In the primary and secondary stages, there are sores, chancres or rashes that are found on the body. After these stages are the late or latent stages occur because the symptoms are not shown on the outside of the body, but the organs inside can be affected. Syphilis can be diagnosed by taking a Nontreponemal test, which is often used for a screening test or a Treponemal test can be taken. Syphilis can be treated by doing, “A single intramuscular injection of long acting Benzathine penicillin G (2.4 million units administered intramuscularly) will cure a person who has primary, secondary or early latent syphilis. (“Syphilis”)

From 2012-2013 there were 5.3 cases of syphilis per 100,000 population in the United States with men accounting for 91.1% of all primary and secondary cases. Non-Hispanic black men aged 20-29 years old beared the highest burden of disease, and 75% of cases were among men who have sex with men (Stamm, 2016). Black women have also been found to be