What is Syphilis? by ShaDonnia Lewis

Symptoms

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 17:54:08 UTC

syphilis progresses through several stages, with distinct symptoms at each stage: primary stage is a painless round sour, chancer typically appears at the sight of infection within 10-90 day of exposure, secondary stage is a skin rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, and flue like symptoms may develop 2-12 weeks after the chancre disappears, latent stage: the infection becomes dormant and may remain undetected for years. Tertiary stage this stage can occur years after the initial infection and can lead to serious complications such as brain damage heart dieses and blindness.

Syphilis in newborns

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:07:19 UTC

Syphilis in newborns known as congenital occurs when a mother infected with treponema pallidum passes the bacteria on to her baby during pregnancy or childbirth. This can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or serious health problems in infants.

Syphilis Treatment

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:14:02 UTC

Syphilis is treated with penicillin. Sexual partners should be treated as well.

Syphilis prevention

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:20:33 UTC

To help prevent syphilis you should use condoms or avoid sexual activity until you and your partner are tested. Avoid contact with open sores and mucous membranes of infected people, limit sex partners and get tested regularly. The is no vaccine for syphilis.

About Syphilis

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:37:51 UTC

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It spreads through sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, and oral sex, and can also pass from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy. The disease develops in stages: Primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary-each with different symptoms. If left untreated, syphilis can cause serious damage to the heart, brain, and other organs. It can be cured with penicillin, and prevention includes practicing safe sex and getting regular STI testing.

what causes syphilis?

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:53:22 UTC

Syphilis is caused by the pathogen Treponema pallidum. It is a spiral shaped bacterium that is spirochete that infects humans and causes a sexually transmitted infection.

Rashes

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 18:56:37 UTC

Rashes on the hands will form

swollen lymph nodes

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 19:00:40 UTC

Syphilis causes swollen lymph Nodes

effects and causes

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 19:08:02 UTC

report infection

shadonnialewis — 2025-10-07 19:10:06 UTC

Syphilis must be reported to the nearest health department