Question 1

can i die from quaternary syphilis if i ignore it?

Accepted Answer

Tertiary?: Late-latent syphilis is tertiary syphilis and can produce significant changes and death in individuals affected.

Question 2

what are some common symptoms of syphilis from onset through death?

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See below: Now very rare  (except in immune deficient patiens e.g. Aids) syphilis has many presentations primrysyphilis presents with sores in the genital area (a chancre), secondary often presents with a rash and tertiary causes many symptoms from spinal cord to brain disorders from stroke to gpi ( general paresis of the insane) mistaken in the past for purely psychiatric disorders.

Question 3

how long after exposure the rpr syphilis testing is conclusive? is 6 week enough to conclusive? does syphilis easy to die outside the body? or easy to die after you wash the contaminated object with tap water?

Accepted Answer

: Probably there was no risk from the "contaminated object", unless it was a dildo or similar object that had been inside the vagina or rectum of someone else within the previous minute or two. Even in that situation, the water rinse would have eliminated any risk. A negative RPR at 6 weeks is conclusive.

Question 4

how soon after contacting syphilis dies it take to be dected in a bliid test?

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Six Weeks: This can vary but it is usually thought to be six weeks.  Sometimes in the acute phase the test is so positive that it gives a false negative. So, doctors expert in this will treat an obvious lesion or rash even before the test results are known.

Question 5

can syphilis be cured?

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Germ can be killed: The germs of syphillis can be cured with antibiotics. If that germ has injured or destroyed some tissues in your body those tissues may or may not be able to recover after treatment.

Question 6

what is black syphilis?

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A myth: There's no such thing as "black syphilis." it's an old myth, perhaps told to soldiers to keep them from having sex with locals.

Question 7

how is syphilis treated?

Accepted Answer

Pencillin: Preferably with high-dose penicillin, either given by injection or infusion, depending on the stage.

Question 8

how do you get syphilis?

Accepted Answer

Exposure to germ: Syphillis is usually transmitted sexually thru contact with an infected person. That person may be asymptomatic and or have thought they had a flu like illness as their only symptoms. Risk of transmission is estimated at 30% per contact during the contageous phaze. Infected women pass it to their babies during pregnancy in the first years they have untreated disease.

Question 9

how does syphilis spread?

Accepted Answer

Skin to skin contact: Syphilis is spread via skin to skin contact with an infected painless sore called a chancre. If the infected sore come into contact with another person during any type of sexual activity then the other person is at risk and should be tested.

Question 10

how do syphilis sores heal?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Use the right kind of antibiotics would do. Let dermatologist help you, don't treat yourself.

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