Signs & Symptoms of Syphilis: From First to Last Stage
Syphilis is a bacterial disease that spreads through sexual contact. If left untreated, it can progress through various stages and become serious. Here’s a glimpse of the various stages, signs and symptoms, and how they affect your body. First stage When it starts: Between 10-90 days after getting the infection. What happens: You get open sores on your genital area, vagina, penis, or anus, or even the inside of the mouth. These are painless. This...
Four Stages of Syphilis: Signs and Symptoms
Syphilis is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States. Caused by Treponema pallidum, which is a spirochete bacterium, this disease is completely curable; but due to ignorance and shyness of people to undergo a test, the disease may progress to its later stages, producing disastrous health consequences. Doctors have classified syphilis infection into four stages: • Primary• Secondary• Latent• Tertiary Catching syphilis early In context of signs of syphilis in...
Failure to Notice signs of Syphilis in Men VA is a Fatal Mistake
Infections caused due to unprotected sex are known as STDs or sexually transmitted diseases. Thanks to the advances in medical science, these infections can be successfully cured with the help of antibiotics and other medicines. Individuals may not know that they are suffering from an STD infection, unless an appropriate STD test is performed. This is because STD infections such as gonorrhea, syphilis, or chlamydia do not present any symptoms especially...