💫A silent disease that many people don't know. 💫

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum.

Can be reached from

All kinds of sexual intercourse (vagina, anus and oral sex)

Direct contact of an infected person's wound or lesion.

Mother-to-unborn transmission (congenital syphilis)

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🖤 Syphilis symptoms

The disease is divided into several stages, each with different symptoms.

1. Phase 1 (Primary syphilis):

Often a single wound is called a rigid wound.

The wound does not hurt, usually on the genitals, mouth or anus.

The wound will disappear spontaneously within 3-6 weeks, but the infection remains in the body.

2. Phase 2 (Secondary syphilis):

A rash on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

Fever, big lymph nodes, sore throat, patchy hair loss.

The symptoms may disappear on their own, but the disease will enter a latent stage.

3. Latent syphilis:

No symptoms, but the blood test showed infection.

The infection can hide for years.

4. Phase 3 (Tertiary syphilis):

Happens after years of infection. If not treated,

It can damage the heart, brain, nervous system and other organs to the point of death.

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🍀 diagnosis and treatment 🍀

Blood tests for infections or antibodies.

Mainly treated with injections of the antibiotic Penicillin G

If treated quickly, the likelihood of recovery is high and the transmission is reduced.

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