{"id":13944,"date":"2017-09-14T18:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianetadonna.aogoi.it\/non-categorizzato\/is-syphilis-still-around\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:48:17","slug":"is-syphilis-still-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianetadonna.aogoi.it\/en\/sexually-transmitted-diseases\/sexually-transmitted-diseases-sexually-transmitted-diseases-2\/is-syphilis-still-around\/","title":{"rendered":"IS SYPHILIS STILL AROUND?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite its romantic image, powered by several films and screenplays of the past, <strong>syphilis<\/strong> is one of the most dangerous <strong>sexually transmitted diseases<\/strong>. It has spread all over the world, and unfortunately, is still growing. In just the United States alone there are about 36,000 cases of <strong>syphilis<\/strong> every year, in both men and women. Recently, <strong>syphilis<\/strong> has reappeared in European countries as well. <strong>In Italy, it has gone from 150-200 cases to over 1500 per year<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syphilis<\/strong> is caused by <strong><em>Treponema pallidum,<\/em><\/strong> a very invasive spiral-shaped bacterium (<strong>spirochete<\/strong>). The infection is contracted through sexual intercourse with an infected person, and the spirochete penetrates the body through the skin (especially if there are <strong>micro-abrasions<\/strong>) or through the <strong>oral mucosa<\/strong>, the <strong>vagina<\/strong>, the <strong>penis<\/strong> or the <strong>rectum<\/strong>. At the point where the bacterium has penetrated, a small, painless <strong>nodule<\/strong> forms <em>first<\/em>, followed a <em>few days later<\/em> by a small wound that, after releasing a large amount of <strong>spirochetes<\/strong>, heals by itself. It is <strong>very contagious<\/strong> at this stage, and if the <strong>infection<\/strong> is not treated properly, it can evolve into the subsequent states. <em>After a couple of months<\/em>, non-itchy <strong>red spots<\/strong> appear on the skin, accompanied by <strong>joint pain<\/strong>, <strong>muscle pain, fever<\/strong> and <strong>swelling<\/strong> of all the glands in the body. After <em>another three to four months,<\/em> the disease seems to be healed, but remains <strong>contagious for at least two years<\/strong>. If it continues to be untreated, the infection evolves in a subtle and silent way, creating <strong>serious complications<\/strong> that may even become fatal: <strong>aortic rupture<\/strong>, <strong>heart attack<\/strong>, <strong>liver<\/strong> <strong>and bone<\/strong> <strong>damage<\/strong>, <strong>blindness<\/strong>, <strong>paralysis<\/strong> and <strong>brain damage<\/strong> with severe <strong>psychiatric symptoms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syphilis<\/strong> can exist without symptoms for years, and be transmitted from one partner to another during <strong>unprotected sex<\/strong>, without either being aware of it. <strong>Condoms<\/strong> protect against contagion. <strong>Syphilis<\/strong> is diagnosed through a very careful medical examination and numerous laboratory tests.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fairly easy to cure in the early stages, but more complex when the disease is advanced. The <strong>treatment of choice<\/strong> is <strong>penicillin<\/strong> and its derivatives, under a doctor&#8217;s supervision. Other <strong>antibiotics<\/strong> can also be used to eliminate the bacteria and prevent future damage, but it&#8217;s not possible to repair damage that has already occurred, which is irreversible. During the entire treatment, it is essential to <strong>avoid contact and unprotected sex<\/strong> in order to minimize the risk of reinfection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately yes, even though it&#8217;s not talked about very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[523,524],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sexually-transmitted-diseases","category-sexually-transmitted-diseases-sexually-transmitted-diseases-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>IS SYPHILIS STILL AROUND? - The Circle of Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pianetadonna.aogoi.it\/en\/sexually-transmitted-diseases\/sexually-transmitted-diseases-sexually-transmitted-diseases-2\/is-syphilis-still-around\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IS SYPHILIS STILL AROUND? 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