Syphilis

 

Syphilis:

It is a bacterial infection that is transmitted by sexual communication, and it can cause serious health problems if left without treatment, the infection develops in stages, and each stage can have different signs and symptoms.

Methods of transition

• Syphilis can be infected by direct contact with pink ulcers during vaginal, anal or oral sex.
• Pink disease can be transmitted from a mother with syphilis to the fetus that has not yet been born.

Pink disease cannot be affected by

• Toilet chairs.
• Doors handles.
• Swimming pool.
• Hot water basins.
• Bathing basins.
• Sharing clothes or eating utensils.

Pregnancy and pink

• When pink during pregnancy, the infection can be transferred to the fetus, and it can also cause a child's weight to decrease at birth, with an increase in the possibility of the child's birth very early or born dead, and to protect the child, the pink test must be performed at least once during pregnancy, and to obtain treatment immediately if the test result is positive.
• At birth, the child with syphilis may not appear signs or symptoms, however if the child does not receive treatment immediately; He may develop serious health problems (such as: cataracts, deafness, seizures) or death, God forbid.

Symptoms

• There are four phases of syphilis (primary, secondary, cumm, and third), and each stage has different signs and symptoms.

The initial stage

During this stage, one ulcers or multiple ulcers may be observed, and they appear in the place where the infection entered the body, and these sores usually appear in or around

• Penis.
• the vagina.
• Anal opening.
• Reconciliation.
• Lips or in the mouth.
• Usually the sores - not always - are solid, round and painless, and the ulcer often lasts from 3 to 6 weeks, and heals regardless of receiving treatment or not, but the injured person still has to receive treatment; To prevent the transmission of the disease to the secondary stage.

Secondary stage

It may be noted that there is a rash, and/ or ulcers in the mouth or vagina or anal opening, and this stage usually begins with a rash on one or more area of ​​the body, and the rash can appear when the initial ulcers or several weeks after the healing of the ulcers, and the rash may be on the palms of the hands, and/ or below the foot, and the rough texture and red color (brown) The rash usually causes itching, and sometimes it may include other symptoms

• High body temperature.
• Swelling of lymph nodes.
• sore throat.
• Unlimited hair loss.
• Headache.
• Weight loss.
• Muscle pain.
• Fatigue (feeling very tired).
• The symptoms disappear from this stage, whether you receive treatment or not, but without appropriate treatment, the infection will be transmitted to the underlying phases and perhaps triglycerides of syphilis.

The latent stage (inactive)

• It is a period in which there are no visible signs or symptoms, and without treatment the infection of syphilis in the body can continue for years, and syphilis cannot be transferred to anyone else during the underlying stage, and if it is left without treatment, the infection may develop to the late stage.

The third stage (late stage)

• Most people with non-treated pink disease do not develop this stage, however when developing the third stage can affect many different organs of the organs (such as: heart, blood vessels, brain, and nervous system), and this stage is a very serious condition and may occur 10-30 years after the start of the injury, where the internal organs are damaged and can lead to death.

Treatment

• Syphilis with appropriate antibiotics can be treated by the doctor, yet the treatment may not remove any damage that the infection can cause.

Pink disease again after receiving treatment

• Pink disease once does not protect against it again, even after successful treatment, as it can be infected again.

Prevention

The only way to avoid completely sexual intercourse diseases is not to have vaginal, anal or oral sex, but the chances of pink disease can be reduced by

• To be in a long -term "marriage" relationship, with a partner who conducted the examination and does not suffer from syphilis.
• Use of a condom; It is the best way to prevent sexual intercourse with sexual intercourse when having sex; Where the condoms are prohibited from spreading syphilis by preventing contact with ulcers, but it is not prevented in areas that are not covered by the condom.
• Ensure that the examination is done for you and your partner for sexually transmitted diseases.
• Not having sex when ignorance of the partner's health condition, to avoid sexually transmitted diseases.
• Avoid increasing the number of your sexual partners; Because of the high risk of sexually transmitted diseases with multiple partners.
• Avoid alcohol or drug use; For the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases.
• Steps work better when used together, and there is no single step that can protect from every type of sexually transmitted.

Breastfeeding and pink

Pink disease can breastfeed the child, but with no inflammation in one or both breasts, and when there are any ulcers of syphilis in one or both breasts

• It can continue to breastfeed as long as the child or pumping equipment does not touch the ulcers.
• Milk should be sucking from the breast when there are ulcers until the sores heal. The suction helps keep milk supply and prevents the breast from excessive fullness and pain.
• Milk can be stored to give it to the child in a bottle to breastfeed it again, but if the breast pump pump parts do not touch the ulcers during the suction, the milk should be eliminated.

Guidance for people with syphilis

• Not having sex until the pink ulcers completely disappear.
• Visit the doctor as soon as possible; To treat the disease, knowing that no permanent damage will be reconciled to your inner organs.
• Take and continue medications, even if the symptoms disappear, and when the symptoms continue after treatment, you should consult a doctor.
• Tell the sexual partner of the injury to the work of the examination and treatment, and if it is not examined and treated, it may have syphilis again.
• After completing the treatment of syphilis, the examination should be re -examined after 6 months and 12 months.