Syphilis Sexually Transmitted Disease

Prior to 1932 information concerning the origin, conception, development, and the complications of untreated syphilis was known to medical science. The one element left to be known about this disease was a cure. By this time, scientist were well aware of the fact that syphilis was a highly contagious disease caused by treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism resembling a corkscrew. The disease may be acquired, meaning passed from person-to-person either during sexual intercourse or mixing of bodily fluids, or congenital meaning obtained through birth. The disease progresses in three stages: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The

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Syphilis is a venereal disease caused by a bacterium, called Treponema Pallidum. Research for syphilis began in the early 1900s. In 1905, two German scientists, Hoffman and Schaudinn isolated the bacterium that causes the disease. The Wassermann blood test was developed two years later, which aided in diagnosing syphilis. In 1910, German scientist, Paul Ehrlich created a compound called Salvarsan to treat syphilis but the side effects were severe, painful and sometimes fatal. In addition, the treatment spanned

Syphilis is a contagious disease caused by the Treponema pallidum bacteria. Its primary means of transfer is through sexual activity that includes oral and anal sex. Though our society can now cure the disease with antibiotics, there are no united consensus as to its origin in fifteenth century Europe. Though the Columbian theory is the most accepted theory used to explain the mysterious arrival of the disease, two other prominent contending theories exists. They are the Pre-Columbian theory, and the Evolutionary theory. Within each theory can be found a historical account of what may have contributed to the spread of the disease.

Although rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and syphilis are increasing in many parts of the nation, teens and young adults ages 15 to 24 account for nearly two-thirds of diagnosed cases of chlamydia and half of gonorrhea cases (figure 1). Although everyone sexually active can

Two main hypotheses exist as to the origin of the disease. The first proposes that Syphilis had existed in Europe and Asia for years, arguing that the diseases had either laid dormant for years, went unnoticed, or only recently had mutated into a virulent strain. This is known as the "Pre-Columbian" theory (Kent ME, Romanelli F 2008).

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It is an STD that can cause complications that could be long-term if treatment isn’t provided correctly. Symptoms are divided into three stages, primary, secondary, latent and late syphilis.

Approximately 400 of the men had syphilis and 200 did not at the start of the study. The purpose of the study was to record the history and progression of untreated syphilis, which at the time had no treatment. However, later in 1947 when a treatment (penicillin) was found and proven effective against syphilis, the men were never told nor given the medication. It was withheld from them. As a result, many of the participants, their wives, children and others had been infected and untreated. As news of the study spread, it led to public outrage and an advisory panel was created. (Brandt, 1978)

          Researchers from the U.S. Public Health Service recruited about 400 impoverished African American men who had contracted syphilis      to study the progression of the disease.  None of the men was told he had syphilis, and none was treated, even though penicillin became      the standard treatment for syphilis in 1947 (pg 80).

Etiology: Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by T. Pallidum, a thin spiral organism of the Treponema species of spirochaetales. Syphilis is almost always caused by sexual contact with infected lesions, but can rarely be spread through nonsexual personal contact, infection in-utero, blood transfusion, or organ transplantation.

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.

Syphilis is a bacterial STD caused by the Treponema pallidum bacteria. Syphilis is transmitted “through direct contact with a syphilis sore (“STD Facts-Syphilis” 2010).” The contagious sores can be chancre sores, which occur in the

What is Syphilis? And, how can you contract it? Syphilis is an STD (a sexually transmitted disease) that is highly contagious; due to the fact that many times it goes unnoticed. Syphilis is caused by the bacteria Treponema Pallidum and affects both females and males. Syphilis is spread by having vaginal, anal or oral sex and remains where you contracted it. Syphilis can also be spread from a pregnant mother to an unborn baby.