Syphilis

Syphilis: Introduction

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Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Syphilis is available below.

Symptoms of Syphilis

• Primary syphilis symptoms
  • 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
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 107 symptoms of Syphilis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Syphilis:

• Home STD Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
  • Home Chlamydia Tests
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Herpes Tests
  • Home Trichomonas Tests
• Sexuality & Libido: Home Testing:
  • Home Hormone Tests
  • Home Libido Tests
  • Home Menopause Testing
  • Home Andropause Tests
• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests
• more tests...»

Syphilis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Syphilis:

• Complications for a pregnant mother with syphilis (see Pregnancy symptoms)
  • Mother-infant transmission (see Birth symptoms) - 40-70% of newborns will have congenital syphilis.
  • Congenital syphilis - a condition causing various newborn defects; see symptoms of congenital syphilis
  • Stillbirth - about 1% of cases
  • Neonatal death (see Death)
  • Birth defects
• Heart abnormalities (see Heart symptoms)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Syphilis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Syphilis

• Swab of chancre - in primary and secondary syphilis phases
• Swab/scraping test
• Syphilis blood tests
• VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) test
• RPR (rapid plasma reagin) test
• more tests...»

See full list of 11 diagnostic tests for Syphilis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Syphilis?

• Misdiagnosis of Syphilis
• Failure to diagnose Syphilis
• Undiagnosed: Syphilis

Syphilis: Medical Mistakes

• STDs -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Syphilis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Syphilis:

• Sexual Health
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Syphilis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Sexual Disorders & STDs -- serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Gonorrhea -- Undiagnosed
  • HIV -- Undiagnosed
  • Genital Herpes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hepatitis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Syphilis

Hidden diagnosis of chronic STD: The book "A Dose of Sanity" reports on a case of a many diagnosed with depression, who was correctly diagnosed with seronegative syphilis (see syphilis). The late forms of syphilis can mimic many psychological disorders....read more »

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Hospitals & Clinics: Syphilis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Syphilis:

• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Syphilis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Syphilis

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More information about causes of Syphilis:

• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Syphilis

Treatments for Syphilis

• Penicillin
• Injected penicillin
• Other antibiotics - if allergic to penicillin
• Repetition of blood tests - to ensure treatment successful; see tests for syphilis
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Syphilis

Medical news articles related to Syphilis include:

• U.S. Syphilis Rate Grows for 7th Year in Row
• Columbus Carried Syphilis From New World to Europe, Study Suggests
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Syphilis

Patient Surveys for Syphilis

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Syphilis
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Prognosis for Syphilis

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Reseach about Syphilis

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Clinical Trials for Syphilis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Syphilis include:

• HIV and Genital Herpes Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Lima, Peru - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Azithromycin/Bicillin Syphilis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Azithromycin,Benzathine Penicillin,Doxycycline Bicillin
• Trial of Male Circumcision: HIV, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and Behavioral Effects in Men, Women and the Community - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Lay Health Advisors for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety, Acceptability and Preliminary Effectiveness of Carraguard (PC-515) in Preventing HIV/STI Transmission - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Carraguard (PC-515)
• more trials...»

See full list of 10 Clinical Trials for Syphilis

Prevention of Syphilis

Prevention information for Syphilis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Syphilis.

• Safe sex
• Monogamy
• Condoms
• Pregnancy screening for syphilis - avoids congenital syphilis in the newborn.
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Syphilis

• Medical statistics for Syphilis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Syphilis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Syphilis
• Society statistics for Syphilis

Syphilis: Broader Related Topics

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Diseases contagious from sex
• Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
• more types...»

Types of Syphilis

Types of Syphilis

• Primary syphilis
• Secondary syphilis
• Latent syphilis
• Tertiary syphilis
• Late syphilis
• more types...»

See full list of 6 Types of Syphilis

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Article Excerpts about Syphilis

Syphilis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

Syphilis, once a cause of devastating epidemics, can be effectively diagnosed and treated with antibiotic therapy. In 1996, 11,387 cases of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States were reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although treatment is available, the early symptoms of syphilis can be very mild, and many people do not seek treatment when they first become infected. Of increasing concern is the fact that syphilis increases the risk of transmitting and acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. (Source: excerpt from Syphilis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Syphilis: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The disease proceeds via four stages as the bacteria makes it's way to different organs in the body. The early symptoms of syphilis can be very mild during the early stages; later, when syphilis is no longer contagious,untreated syphilis can cause serious heart abnormalities, mental disorders, blindness, other neurological problems, and death. There is growing concern about the increased susceptibility to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for those in the early stages of syphilis, if they have sex with someone infected with HIV. (Source: excerpt from Syphilis: NWHIC)

Definitions of Syphilis:

The causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Syphilis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Syphilis, or a subtype of Syphilis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)