Basic STD facts - No Time for Complacency
... through oral, vaginal and anal sex. It can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus, sometimes causing stillbirth or lifelong birth defects. Syphilis is usually easily cured with specific antibiotics, but re-infection can occur. Syphilis is reportable in California. Human Immunodeficiency V ...
... through oral, vaginal and anal sex. It can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus, sometimes causing stillbirth or lifelong birth defects. Syphilis is usually easily cured with specific antibiotics, but re-infection can occur. Syphilis is reportable in California. Human Immunodeficiency V ...
syphilis - Medicos del Mundo
... HOW FREQUENT IS SYPHILIS - “Experts recognize an increase in incidence of syphilis and tuberculosis in developed ...
... HOW FREQUENT IS SYPHILIS - “Experts recognize an increase in incidence of syphilis and tuberculosis in developed ...
Ch-25-Lessons-One-and-Two
... that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete. The first sign of infection is a red painless sore called a chancre. ...
... that attacks many parts of the body and is caused by a small bacterium called a spirochete. The first sign of infection is a red painless sore called a chancre. ...
Can We End the HIV Epidemic in Our Lifetime?
... Note: PMTCT, Screening transfusions, Harm reduction, Universal precautions, etc. have not been included – this is focused on reducing sexual transmission ...
... Note: PMTCT, Screening transfusions, Harm reduction, Universal precautions, etc. have not been included – this is focused on reducing sexual transmission ...
5. Describe assessment, treatment & teaching for STDS
... • Chancre-may last from 1 to 5 weeks • Disappears and becomes a painless red ulcer that may last from 1-5 weeks ...
... • Chancre-may last from 1 to 5 weeks • Disappears and becomes a painless red ulcer that may last from 1-5 weeks ...
HIV/AIDS
... Early symptoms are more likely to be manifested by men, who will probably have a discharge from the penis and burning during urination. ...
... Early symptoms are more likely to be manifested by men, who will probably have a discharge from the penis and burning during urination. ...
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis. Other human diseases caused by related Treponema pallidum include yaws (subspecies pertenue), pinta (subspecies carateum), and bejel (subspecies endemicum).The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration), secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, latent syphilis with little to no symptoms, and tertiary syphilis with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. It has, however, been known as ""the great imitator"" due to its frequent atypical presentations. Diagnosis is usually made by using blood tests; however, the bacteria can also be detected using dark field microscopy. Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (or penicillin G potassium given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe penicillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.Syphilis is thought to have infected 12 million additional people worldwide in 1999, with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. After decreasing dramatically since the widespread availability of penicillin in the 1940s, rates of infection have increased since the turn of the millennium in many countries, often in combination with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This has been attributed partly to increased promiscuity, prostitution, decreasing use of condoms, and unsafe sexual practices among men who have sex with men. In 2015, Cuba became the first country in the world to eradicate syphilis.