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What causes Syphilis?

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 22:59:38 UTC

The pathogen that causes Syphilis is called Treponema Pallidum.

Stages of Syphilis

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 23:14:25 UTC

Syphilis has four stages: Primary stage, Secondary stage, Latent stage, and Tertiary stage.

Symptoms

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 23:17:56 UTC

Primary Stage- a painless sore called a Chancre appears on the genitals, anus, or mouth usually healing in 3-6 weeks. The sore goes away, but the disease does not.

Symptoms

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 23:22:08 UTC

Secondary Stage- a non itchy rash appears on the palms of hands and/or soles of feet

Symptoms

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Latent Sage- This is the dormant stage that could last for years to decades. You could also see flare ups during this stage.

Symptoms

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 23:31:12 UTC

Tertiary Stage- most severe stage that can occur years after the initial diagnosis. Symptoms include seizures, memory problems, heart failure, aneurysm, joint pain, feeling of pins and needles, ulcers on skin

Effects on newborns

rachkates06 — 2024-12-03 23:36:50 UTC

Syphilis has many effects on newborns. Some include: saber shin, paralyzed arms or legs, seizures, blindness, deafness, rashes, jaundice, enlarged liver or spleen, developmental delays

Long term effects

rachkates06 — 2024-12-04 03:09:33 UTC

Leaving syphilis untreated can cause severe health complications such as brain damage, heart damage, blindness, deafness, and even death.

Treatment

rachkates06 — 2024-12-04 03:13:41 UTC

Any stage of Syphilis can be treated with Penicillin. This is the best treatment because it will kill the virus causing Syphilis.

Quick facts

rachkates06 — 2024-12-04 03:22:12 UTC

-Syphilis first came to the United States during Christopher Columbus' expedition

-Syphilis can lead to having a still-birth

-Having Syphilis makes it much easier to give and get HIV

-There were more than 200,000 cases of Syphilis in the U.S in 2022, an 80% increase since 2018