Syphilis
One of the most
horrible venereal diseases, syphilis,
is a contagious disease with a slow
development.
Causes
& Symptoms
It begins as a sore at the site of the
infection, and in its tertiary stage,
shows changes resembling those caused
by leprosy and tuberculosis. In most
cases, it is acquired through sexual
intercourse with a person suffering
from it. The two main types of
syphilis are : Acquired and Inherited.
Acquired:
It is caused by sexual intercourse
with a person suffering from it, and
sometimes, by contact with the sores
or even the use of articles used by
the patient such as utensils and
clothes. This form of diseases even
divided into three parts A) Primary B)
Secondary C) Tertiary
Sometimes these stages merge into one
another and the disease proceeds as
one long sequence of the various
symptoms which appear as its severity
increases. Sometimes symptoms which
appear is so severe that ulcers appear
all over the body.
Inherited
:
It may affect the child before its
birth. As a rule, this may lead to a
miscarriage or a dead birth. If the
child is born alive, he may stat
showing secondary symptoms after a few
weeks. He may be deformed or become
deaf. If the symptoms are suppressed
for a few years, the child may develop
a sunken nose, broad at the bridge and
may suffer from inflammation of the
cornea or the iris.
The eruption of syphilis may appear as
painful boils on the prepuce of males
or labia majora of the vagina among
females. The eruptions turn into hard
nodules called chanvre and then
subside, giving rise to other
symptoms.
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