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    What Is Syphilis?: What Are The Signs and Symptoms

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    Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is passed through contact with syphilis sores during sex. While cases are rising in the UK, it remains one of the less common STIs. Syphilis is diagnosed through microscopic examination of sore samples or blood tests, and treated with antibiotics like penicillin. Without treatment, syphilis can later cause serious complications for the heart, brain, and other organs.

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    Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is passed through contact with syphilis sores during sex. While cases are rising in the UK, it remains one of the less common STIs. Syphilis is diagnosed through microscopic examination of sore samples or blood tests, and treated with antibiotics like penicillin. Without treatment, syphilis can later cause serious complications for the heart, brain, and other organs.

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    Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It is passed through contact with syphilis sores during sex. While cases are rising in the UK, it remains one of the less common STIs. Syphilis is diagnosed through microscopic examination of sore samples or blood tests, and treated with antibiotics like penicillin. Without treatment, syphilis can later cause serious complications for the heart, brain, and other organs.

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    What is syphilis?

    Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium (germ) called Treponema pallidum.


    Syphilis is one of the less common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK. The number
    of cases are, however, rising. In the UK, the rates of infection are highest amongst homosexual
    (gay) men - or men who have sex with men.
    How do you get syphilis?
    Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. The infection is passed from person to person
    through contact with a syphilis ulcer . So, depending where the ulcer is, the infection can be
    passed on during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
    How is syphilis diagnosed?
    A swab (small sample) from the sore can be looked at under the microscope. The typical
    bacteria can be seen.

    Blood test
    What is the treatment for syphilis?
    Because syphilis is caused by a bacterium, it is readily treatable with antibiotics.
    Penicillin injections.
    Other antibiotics are sometimes used if you are allergic to penicillin.
    It is important to avoid sex until the syphilis sores are completely healed and a test
    confirms that the syphilis infection is gone. Remember that it is not just penetration and
    ejaculation that lead to transmission of syphilis. It is caught by close skin-to-skin (sexual) contact
    with the oozing serum from the chancre.
    What are the signs and symptoms
    Primary syphilis(10 DAYS -3 MONTHS AFTER THE XPOSURE)
    The most common symptom is the appearance of a small, painless sore or ulcer (called a
    chancre).
    Secondary syphilis(few weeks after the disappearance of the sore).
    a non-itchy skin rash appearing anywhere on the body, but commonly on the palms of the hands
    or soles of the feet
    tiredness
    headaches
    swollen lymph glands
    fever
    weight loss
    patchy hair loss
    joint pains
    Latent phase
    Syphilis will then move into its latent (hidden) phase, where you will experience no symptoms,
    even though you remain infected
    Tertiary syphilis(YEARS OR DECADES AFTER INITIAL INFECTION)
    stroke
    dementia
    loss of co-ordination
    numbness
    paralysis
    blindness
    deafness
    heart disease
    skin rashes
    At this stage, syphilis can be dangerous enough to cause death

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