Syphilis

"secondary syphilis in cali, colombia: new concepts in disease pathogenesis.", by Cruz AR, Pillay A, Zuluaga AV, Ramirez LG, Duque JE, Aristizabal GE, Fiel-Gan MD, Jaramillo R, Trujillo R, Valencia C, Jagodzinski L, Cox DL, Radolf JD, Salazar JC. pntd-0000690-g003: Mucosal and cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis.Secondary syphilis has been known as the “Great Imitator” due to the diversity of dermatologic lesions and which can be confounded with other cutaneous diseases. (A and B)...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease brought on by microorganisms. You usually get syphilis from sexual contact with a person that has it. If you do not treat it, syphilis usually causes a non-itchy skin breakout, frequently on your hands and feet. The sores triggered by syphilis make it much easier to get or offer somebody HIV throughout sex. If you are pregnant, syphilis can cause problems, or you can lose your baby. In uncommon cases, syphilis causes significant illness and even fatality. Right use of latex prophylactics substantially reduces, however does not totally remove, the risk of spreading or capturing syphilis. It can additionally increase your risk of giving HIV to other individuals. If your infection isn't treated, syphilis can cause heart and brain damage. Pregnant women that have syphilis can infect their unborn infants. Syphilis rates are increasing in every part of the U.S. Health experts are particularly worried about: Continued high rates among men who make love with men; The increase in infants born with the disease. Syphilis becomes worse in stages. Phase 1: A pain-free aching on the genital areas, rectal skin, or mouth. The sore goes away in 3 to 6 weeks. Some people with syphilis have no symptoms. This is since: syphilis will not normally disappear on its own; getting tested is the only way to figure out if you have it; the medications used to treat syphilis are only available on prescription, you can deny them yourself; therapy can help in reducing the risk of spreading out the infection to others and major issues developing in the future. The test for syphilis usually entails a blood test and eliminating an example of fluid from any sores using a swab.

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