Syphilis – Cause

Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

Transmission

Transmission of the bacteria usually occurs during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. The syphilis bacteria are passed from person to person through direct contact with:

* The open sore (chancre) that appears during the primary stage.

* Mucous membrane or other sores during the secondary stage and sometimes during the latent stage.

Sores mainly occur on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or rectum. Sores can also occur on the lips and in or around the mouth. The bacteria most commonly enter the body through mucous membranes, usually in the area around the genitals and urinary system.

On rare occasions, syphilis enters the body through openings in the skin, such as cuts and scrapes, or even through wet kisses, if the infected person has a sore on the mouth or lips. Syphilis may also be transmitted by using a needle previously used by an infected person. Syphilis can be transmitted through a blood transfusion, but this is very rare because all donated blood in the United States and Canada is screened for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and syphilis bacteria cannot survive more than 24 to 48 hours in blood stored using modern blood-banking methods.

http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/tc/Syphilis-Cause

Syphilis – Prevention

Self-care can effectively prevent an initial infection of or reinfection with syphilis or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

* Practicing safe sex to prevent STDs . Limit your sex partners, know whether your partner engages in risky sexual behaviors, and use a condom during sex.

* How to use condoms . Check the expiration date of the condom before using it, put the condom on the erect penis before intercourse begins, and remove the condom by pressing on the bottom of the condom (by the hairline) and pulling out while the penis is still hard.

* Buying and storing condoms . Buy condoms sold in the United States where strict safety standards must be met. Keep the condom in the wrapper until you are ready to use it, and be sure to check the expiration date before using it.

* Extra protection for women . The female condom is a tube of soft plastic with a closed end and can be inserted up to 8 hours before sexual intercourse. It cannot be used at the same time as a male condom.

http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/tc/Syphilis-Prevention

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, so the only way to avoid the disease is to use condoms, or abstain from sexual contact.

Once you test positive you will always test positive for syphilis. It can be cured, but the disease will always show up in a blood test even though you no longer have the disease itself. Doxicycline (spelling?) is the anit-biotic of choice for curing this disease, but the best way to avoid contracting it again is to use condoms, or abstain from sexual contact.

****Left untreated syphilis can result in death, as it eventually affects the brain.****

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Spread by a sexually transmitted bacteria. Prevention; condoms, sexual abstinnce. Treatment; anit-bacterials such as penicillin. No vaccination availbale.

it’s caused by a microscopic bug, transmitted during sexual intercourse with an infected person. Prevention is obtained by 1) abstinence from sexual intercourse 2) intercourse with a single uninfected partner 3) use of a latex condom during sexual intercourse

STD

Prevented by using prophylaxis during sexual intercourse.

If untreated can have devastating consequences.

To have sex with sick person. Use condom but better do not sleep with syphilitic.