What is Syphilis
March 16, 2009
Though almost all of us might have heard this term, many of us do not know what precisely is meant by this term. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. Its root cause is bacterial. The infectious bacteria infect the vagina, anus, urethra, or penis. The lips and mouth also gets infected in some cases.
If not diagnosed at the right time and treated properly, Syphilis can turn out to be a serious health hazard. It is estimated that about thirty six thousand women are infected with this disorder every year in the United States alone. The danger part of Syphilis attack is the initial symptoms get rarely noticed. In most cases they are so negligible that the affected person remains unaware of the infection.
Syphilis attack has several stages. The symptoms manifested are found to vary with the advancement of each stage. However, it should be remembered that in some cases no symptom-based order is followed. The primary stage is that of open sores. These wet ulcers are medically termed as chancres. It might be one or a few in number. The sores generally appear within three weeks of exposure to the infection.
Body rashes characterize the secondary stage that usually appears within a couple of weeks. It might even take two years for the body to show this symptom. Other symptoms of this stage include mild fever, fatigue, sore throat, hair loss, weight loss, headache, muscle pulls etc.
It is found that one out of every three untreated syphilis patient suffers from serious health concerns during the last stage. By the time a person reaches this stage, almost all his body systems and vital organs, especially the nervous and coronary systems, are likely to be seriously damaged.
A person generally reaches this final stage of disorder within one year of infection. But in some patients it might take long twenty years for the final stage symptoms to be manifested on their body.
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