Symptoms In the first stage, a painless ulcer forms at the site of entry of the bacterium (“hard chancre”) weeks to months after infection. The lesion often occurs in the genital area and oral cavity, is accompanied by lymph node swelling, and usually disappears on its own within a few weeks. If left untreated, the … Syphilis Causes and Treatment
Syphilis symptoms Only about half of all infections with T. pallidum lead to a symptomatic course. Four different stages are distinguished:Stage I of syphilis symptoms (primary stage) includes the incubation period, the occurrence of the primary effect and the time of its spontaneous regression. The incubation period from infection to the appearance of the first … Syphilis symptoms
Lues venerea – love disease – is the technical name for one of the oldest venereal diseases. Considered almost eradicated in the mid-1990s, the number of new cases has been rising alarmingly worldwide in recent years. Pathogens are treponemes, spiral-shaped rod-shaped bacteria that live only on humans and are transmitted predominantly through direct mucosal contact. … What is Syphilis?
Transmission of syphilis Since T. pallidum (syphilis) rapidly dies off outside the body, infection requires direct passage from one organism to another, i.e. through mucous membrane contact of any kind, most frequently through sexual intercourse. The pathogen can also enter the new host through the uninjured mucosa, whereby contact with the mucosa for less than … Syphilis transmission
Clinically alone, i.e. on the basis of syphilis symptoms, the diagnosis cannot be made, since syphilis symptoms can vary greatly and are not specific. Therefore a microscopic and serological syphilis test must be performed. It is not possible to cultivate the bacterium T. pallidum on a culture medium. In the microscopic diagnosis of the syphilis … Syphilis Test
Synonyms in a broader sense Lues, Lues venerea, hard chancre, French disease (maladie française), Schaudinn’s disease
The antibiotic penicillin is still the treatment of choice for syphilis. The administration, dosage and duration of therapy depend on the stage of the disease and the clinical symptoms of syphilis. The duration of therapy must be at least 2 weeks, or 3 weeks if infections of longer duration are suspected. Sexual partners who have … Syphilis therapy
