Syphilis

Syphilis be a sexually transmitted infection wey be caused by de bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. De signs den symptoms dey depend on de stage e dey present: primary, secondary, latent anaa tertiary. De primary stage classically dey present plus a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration usually between 1 cm den 2 cm in diameter), though der fi be chaw sores. Insyd secondary syphilis, a diffuse rash dey occur, wich frequently dey involve de palms of de hands den soles of de feet. Der sanso fi be sores insyd de mouth anaa vagina. Latent syphilis get no symptoms wey fi last years. Insyd tertiary syphilis, der be gummas (soft, non-cancerous growths), neurological problems, anaa heart symptoms. Dem know syphilis as "the great imitator", secof e fi cause symptoms similar to chaw oda diseases.

Syphilis be most commonly spread thru sexual activity. E sanso fi be transmitted from mommie to baby during pregnancy anaa at birth, wey dey result insyd congenital syphilis. Oda diseases wey be caused by Treponema bacteria dey include yaws (T. pallidum subspecies pertenue), pinta (T. carateum), den nonvenereal endemic syphilis (T. pallidum subspecies endemicum). Dese three diseases no be typically sexually transmitted. Dem usually dey make diagnosis by using blood tests; de bacteria sanso fi be detected using dark field microscopy. De Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) dey recommend for all women dem preg to be tested.

Dem fi reduce de risk of sexual transmission of syphilis by using a latex anaa polyurethane condom. Dem effectively treat fi treat syphilis plus antibiotics. De preferred antibiotic for most cases be benzathine benzylpenicillin dem inject into a muscle. Insyd those wey get a severe penicillin allergy, dem fi use doxycycline anaa tetracycline. Insyd those plus neurosyphilis, dem dey recommend intravenous benzylpenicillin anaa ceftriaxone. During treatment, people fi develop fever, headache, den muscle pains, a reaction dem know as Jarisch–Herxheimer.

Insyd 2015, about 45.4 million people get syphilis infections, of wich na six million be new cases. During 2015, na e cause about 107,000 deaths, down from 202,000 insyd 1990. After decreasing dramatically plus de availability of penicillin insyd de 1940s, na rates of infection increase since de turn of de millennium insyd chaw countries, often in combination plus human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Dem dey believe dis be partly secof unsafe drug use, increased prostitution, den decreased use of condoms.

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 External links 

 "Syphilis - CDC Fact Sheet"—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 UCSF HIV InSite Knowledge Base Chapter: Syphilis and HIV; 
 Recommendations for Public Health Surveillance of Syphilis in the United States


Category:Bacterial diseases
Category:Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions
Category:Infectious diseases
Category:Infectious diseases plus eradication efforts
Category:Infections plus a predominantly sexual mode of transmission
Category:Sexually transmitted diseases den infections
Category:Spirochaetes
Category:Translated from MDWiki