What Is Syphilis?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria Treponema pallidum. The disease progresses in stages, once infected. It is easily curable when diagnosed and treated in its early stages. However, in advanced stages the disease spreads all over the human’s body, affecting all the organs, leading to severe illness and even death.
The infection is spread through direct contact with a syphilis sore during sexual intercourse. The bacteria usually enter the human body during vaginal, oral or anal sexual intercourse. Syphilis is not spread by contact with toilet seats, shares clothing, doorknobs, etc.
Syphilis is also transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy and childbirth.
Signs and Symptoms of Syphilis
Syphilis is a disease that progresses in stages. Each stage of the disease has different signs and symptoms. Infection can be transmitted to others during the first two stages of the disease.
Primary stage – is characterized by the presence of a single sore called chancre. In some cases more than one chancre are present. The incubation period between the infection with syphilis and the appearance of the chancre varies from 10-90 days, but usually in average it will take 21 days. The chancre is usually firm, round, small, and painless, located in the vulva, small or large vaginal lips, vagina, cervix, tongue, etc. In this stage, syphilis can be passed to others through contact with the chancre during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. It will take 3-6 weeks for the chancre to heal, with or without treatment. If the infection is not treated, it advances to the secondary stage.
Sexually transmitted diseases of the rectum such as HPV, syphilis, gonorrhea, or herpes may cause anus bleeding.
Secondary stage – usually starts a few weeks after the chancre has healed. It is characterized by a rash that starts in one or more areas of the human body. Other possible signs and symptoms of the secondary stage include:
- Skin rash that usually does not itch
- Redness of the skin
- Reddish – brown spots on the head palms and bottoms of the feet
- Sores on the throat, mouth, or cervix
- Fever
- Swollen glands
- Sore throat
- Patchy hair loss
- Headaches and muscle aches
- Weight loss
- Tiredness, etc.
The infection can be transmitted to other people through contact with the open sores. The rash and other possible signs and symptoms will go away even without treatment. However, the infection will become latent and it will lead to late stages of the disease.
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