Syphilis, an ancient and still existing, sexually transmitted disease, is quietly "lurking" in our lives, often attacking people without us noticing.
It can be easily overlooked due to its insidious initial symptoms. Therefore, we need to be vigilant and go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible once there are some abnormal changes in the body.
This article will give you a detailed analysis of the "latent" strategy of syphilis, as well as the possible changes in the body, to remind everyone to protect themselves from the disease.
Syphilis is a chronic, systemically transmitted disease infected by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and is mainly transmitted by route X.
Treponema pallidum only infects humans, and its mode of infection, acquired syphilis is mainly transmitted through X-sex transmission, a few can be transmitted through kissing, and occasionally transmitted to the fetus through the placenta and cause disease.
Syphilis patients who do not get ** are most contagious within one year after infection, and the longer the illness, the less contagious they are. After four years of infection, contact with X is generally non-contagious, but it can still be transmitted from birth to metro.
Sexual contact: This is the main way of transmission of syphilis, through sexual contact with syphilis rash, lymphadenitis and other lesions, Treponema pallidum may invade the human body.
Blood-borne transmission: This occurs mainly when using needles contaminated with a syphilis patient or transfusing blood contaminated with a syphilis patient, where Treponema pallidum enters the body through the bloodstream.
Mother-to-child transmission: If a pregnant woman has syphilis, Treponema pallidum can invade the fetus through the placenta, causing congenital syphilis.
Latent also means that syphilis has a certain degree of concealment and is not easy to detect in the early stage, which will increase the risk of infection and cause certain effects on the body.
In fact, this is not the case, when syphilis is infected, there will actually be some abnormal phenomena in the body, especially the following symptoms, I hope you can pay attention to observation. If it appears, it is also necessary to seek medical attention as soon as possible to avoid causing great harm to the body.
1.Headaches of varying severity
If syphilis in women is neurological, when the disease progresses to a certain stage, it will cause damage to the brain tissue, which will cause a response to increased intracranial pressure. At this time, the patient will have different degrees of headache and need to actively take the right coping measures.
2.Chancre
The clinical manifestation of syphilis infection is chancre, which is also caused by early syphilis, ** ulcers, which will have obvious small erythema or papules, and eventually become induration.
Erosions and ulcers can also have fluid outflow, and these exudates contain a large amount of Treponema pallidum virus, which is highly contagious, so special attention should be paid to it.
3.Swollen lymph nodes
People with syphilis may experience symptoms of swollen lymph nodes, especially in areas such as the neck, armpits, groin, etc. These lymph nodes may enlarge and be painful and tender as the disease progresses. If these symptoms are found, it is advisable to seek medical attention and have relevant tests carried out.
4.Damage to the nervous system
Infection with syphilis may cause damage to the nervous system, such as neurosyphilis of the meninges, which manifests as fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, or meningovascular syphilis, which can lead to hemiplegia and aphasia.
In the late stage of syphilis, there may be mental and behavioral abnormalities, such as forgetfulness, memory loss, dementia, etc., which can cause great damage to the nervous system.
5.General paralysis
Especially in the early stage of syphilis, although there is no obvious phenomenon, there may be paralysis of the whole body sometimes.
In fact, once the phenomenon of general paralysis appears, it will worsen with the aggravation of the disease. If the condition worsens, the paralysis of the whole body will become more and more severe.
And if we have general paralysis in our lives, we may not be able to find the cause, in fact, it may be caused by syphilis. So if we encounter such a situation, we must go to the hospital for a timely check-up, just in case.
It is important to emphasize that the above five changes are not necessarily entirely related to syphilis, but they may be a sign that a patient has syphilis infection.
Therefore, once the above symptoms appear, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, including physical examination, laboratory tests, and blood tests, etc., to confirm the diagnosis and carry out early**.
1.Preventive check-ups
When you suspect that you have been infected with syphilis, you also need to take a syphilis serotest, for patients who have been diagnosed, you need to know your sexual partners, find all sexual contacts related to the patient, and all people who are not infected should also receive regular preventive tests.
2.Pay attention to personal hygiene
Infection can also occur from kissing, breastfeeding, and contact with contaminated clothing, towels, eating utensils, blood transfusions, or medical devices from a sick person. Therefore, we should pay attention to personal hygiene, do not share daily necessities such as towels and utensils with others, and try to avoid contact with the blood or body fluids of patients.
3.Avoid going to public pools
Because syphilis is contagious, it can also lead to syphilis infection if you go to a public pool with a syphilis patient. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid going to public pools and also to avoid sexual intercourse with syphilis patients to avoid syphilis infection.
4.Avoid mother-to-child transmission
If you are infected with syphilis, you need to carry out standardized plum repellent ** during pregnancy, and penicillin should be used for standardized plum repellent **, and it is generally recommended to have a retest 3 months before pregnancy and 3 months after pregnancy to avoid maternal and infant infection.
In conclusion, the key to preventing syphilis is to strengthen awareness and attention to health and marital life, while maintaining good habits, avoiding unsafe private life behaviors, and having regular medical check-ups to protect the health of yourself and others.