Syphilis
is a chronjc infectious disease that is trasmitted by having sex with an infected
parter.It is easier to get syphilis if a condom is not used.Syphilis is transmitted
by passing germs(bacteria) from one person to another when having sex.Other
potential routes of trasmission include contaminated blood (shared needles)
and mother to baby transmission.Patients whit untreated syphilis are classified
in a series of stages.The primary stage begins immediatelyafter exposure.The
first symptom usually ocur 1 to 12 weeks after infection and is defined by presence
of a cancer .The sore usually develops at the site of intial lession contact.This
could be on the external genitals but may develop in side the vagina,rectum,mouth,
or throat and may go unniticed.The sore will go away on its own but the disease
processcontinues.Secondary syohliis usually occurs 4 to 10 weeks afte the cancer
appears.At this time a number of obvious clinical sibns become apparent.A skin
rash develops and may cover a few areas or the entire body.Flu-like symptoms
also frequently occure at or about the same time.Again,these symptoms will disappear
but the disease ramains.Many people now move to a latent period where no symptom
are appearent.This is followed by tertiary syphilis which can end in death.To
test for the disease,a healthcare provider will take a sample of skin or fluid
from the genital area to determine if ther is early stage (primary or secondary)
disease.To test for disease futher along,a blood test will be required.It usually
takes a few days for the results to return.Syphilis is teartable and curable,
most easily in the early satge by homoeopathy.Untrearted syphilis,however,can
lead to blidness,heart disease,brain damage,and death.The regular use of condom
reduces the transmission of syphilis.
