A few days ago
dhowna

what are the signs and symptoms of syphilis and how to treat a person with syphilis?

what are the signs and symptoms of syphilis and how to treat a person with syphilis?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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A few days ago
Anonymous
There are many different symptoms, sometimes the symptoms may ‘mimic’ the symptims of other diseases so there is no sure way to diagnose without having a blood test for syphilis. Sometimes a person will not have any symptoms at all until the latter stages which can occur up to a year after the initial exposure to the virus.

The only proper treatment is with penicillin injected into your buttox. Syphilis is now immune to regular penicillin which was used to cure it back in the olden days.

I would suggest going to the free clinic and getting tested for it. The sooner you find out, the sooner it can be treated.

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5 years ago
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Syphilis is an infectious systemic disease that may be either congenital or acquired through sexual contact or contaminated needles. Characteristics that point to syphilis include: • a coppery color • absence of pain or itching • occurrence on the palms of hands and soles of feet The skin eruption may resolve in a few weeks or last as long as a year. The patient may also develop condylomata lata, which are weepy pinkish or gray areas of flattened skin in the moist areas of the body. The skin rashes, mouth and genital ulcers, and condylomata lata are all highly infectious.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
i dont know the signs that would suggest a syphilis infection

but i do know,you cant treat it at home you need to get urgent medical attention it can cause blood poisoning ~septiceamia

and a whole host of other nasty complications

its a very serious infection and not just a ordinary case

of std

THis next part is from the internet and not my own words

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Many people infected with syphilis do not have any symptoms for years, yet remain at risk for late complications if they are not treated. Although transmission appears to occur from persons with sores who are in the primary or secondary stage, many of these sores are unrecognized. Thus, most transmission is from persons who are unaware of their infection.

Primary Stage

The primary stage of syphilis is usually marked by the appearance of a single sore (called a chancre), but there may be multiple sores. The time between infection with syphilis and the start of the first symptom can range from 10 to 90 days (average 21 days). The chancre is usually firm, round, small, and painless. It appears at the spot where syphilis entered the body. The chancre lasts 3 to 6 weeks, and it heals without treatment. However, if adequate treatment is not administered, the infection progresses to the secondary stage.

Secondary Stage

Skin rash and mucous membrane lesions characterize the secondary stage. This stage typically starts with the development of a rash on one or more areas of the body. The rash usually does not cause itching. Rashes associated with secondary syphilis can appear as the chancre is healing or several weeks after the chancre has healed. The characteristic rash of secondary syphilis may appear as rough, red, or reddish brown spots both on the palms of the hands and the bottoms of the feet. However, rashes with a different appearance may occur on other parts of the body, sometimes resembling rashes caused by other diseases. Sometimes rashes associated with secondary syphilis are so faint that they are not noticed. In addition to rashes, symptoms of secondary syphilis may include fever, swollen lymph glands, sore throat, patchy hair loss, headaches, weight loss, muscle aches, and fatigue. The signs and symptoms of secondary syphilis will resolve with or without treatment, but without treatment, the infection will progress to the latent and late stages of disease.

Late Stage

The latent (hidden) stage of syphilis begins when secondary symptoms disappear. Without treatment, the infected person will continue to have syphilis even though there are no signs or symptoms; infection remains in the body. In the late stages of syphilis, it may subsequently damage the internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints. This internal damage may show up many years later. Signs and symptoms of the late stage of syphilis include difficulty coordinating muscle movements, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness, and dementia. This damage may be serious enough to cause death

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A few days ago
ilovecokeacole
* Chancre – a painless open genital sore usually on penis or vagina; rarely hands, mouth or anus; sometimes inside vagina or on cervix.

* Penis ulcer

* Vaginal ulcer

* Internal vaginal ulcer

* Cervix ulcer

* Hand ulcer

* Mouth ulcer

* Genital ulcer

* Anal ulcer – less common than a genital ulcer

* Enlarged groin lymph nodes

* Enlarged lymph nodes – all over the body

* Chancre disappears – the chancre will disappear with or without treatment

* Enlarged lymph nodes return to normal

# Secondary syphilis symptoms – about a third of untreated patients will progress. These symptoms appear 3-6 weeks after the chancre. (Or 1 to 6 months later.)

* Skin rash

* Small brown sores

* Wart-like lumps

* Genital wart-like lumps

* Mouth lining rash

* Rash on palms of hand

* Rash on soles of feet

* Rash on chest

* Flu-like symptoms

* Mild fever

* Fatigue

* Headache

* Sore throat

* Loss of appetite

* Muscle aches

* Tiredness

* Patchy hair loss

* Swollen lymph glands

* Swollen underarm lymph nodes

* Swollen groin lymph nodes

* Swollen neck lymph nodes

* Intermittent symptoms – the symptoms of secondary syphilis can come and go for up to 2 years

* Very contagious

* Chancre – may reappear

* Multiple chancres

* Genital ulcers

* Mouth ulcers

* Highly contagious phase of syphilis

# Latent syphilis symptoms

* No symptoms

* Not contagious

# Tertiary syphilis symptoms – Usually many months or years later. Less than a third of cases progress to tertiary syphilis

* Greatly varied symptoms depending on organs affected by syphilis

* Multiple non-cancerous tumors

* Skin tumors

* Muscle tumors

* Bone tumors

* Brain tumors

* Spinal cord tumors

* Heart tumors

* Liver tumors

* Stomach tumors

# Late syphilis symptoms – after severe progression of tertiary syphilis

* Mental illness

* Blindness

* Neurologic problems

* Heart disease

* Death

* Neurosyphilis

o No symptoms

o Headache

o Stiff neck

o Fever

o Seizures

o Stroke-like symptoms

o Paralysis

o Numbness

o Weakness

o Visual problems

# Sore

# Skin rash

# Mucous membrane sore

# Fever

# Swollen lymph gland

# Sore throat

# Headache

# Weight loss

# Hair loss

# Rash on palms

# Rash on soles

# Faint rash

# Red rash

# Rough rash

# Reddish-brown spots

# Internal organ damage if untreated

# Hearing damage if untreated

# Progressive blindness if untreated

# Dementia if untreated

# Blood vessel damage if untreated

# Brain damage if untreated

# Nerve damage if untreated

# Liver damage if untreated

# Bone damage if untreated

# Joint damage if untreated

# Uncoordinated muscle movement if untreated

# Eye damage if untreated

# Paralysis if untreated

# Numbness if untreated

Treatment list for Syphilis:

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Syphilis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

* Penicillin

* Injected penicillin

* Other antibiotics – if allergic to penicillin

* Repetition of blood tests – to ensure treatment successful

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