Question 1

can i die from quaternary syphilis if i ignore it?

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

Question 2

do lots of people get quaternary syphilis, or is it unusual?

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None: There is no quaternary syphilis. Tertiary is the last stage and is the most dangerous because it affects your nervous system.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: quaternary syphilis?

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Quaternary syphilis: Many believe that the last stage of syphilis is  tertiary.
 Quaternary syphilis is  a term used  in late stage syphilis in which heart or brain (neurosyphilis) are involved.

Question 4

what is the treatment for quaternary syphilis?

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IV Penicillin.: Late infections need IV penicillin for at least 10 days.  If the patient is allergic Ceftriaxone can be used.  Other kinds of late disease may be treated with once-weekly intramuscular penicillin g for three weeks. If allergic, Doxycycline or tetracycline may be used, for a longer duration.  These treatments can stop further progression, but not fully reverse damage already done.

Question 5

do people with quaternary syphilis have a lot of pain?

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Depends: May develop a sort of neuropathy which can be very painfull.

Question 6

how does syphilis affect children born from it?

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Depends: Syphilis(s) is a germ that can pass to the fetus at any stage of pregnancy if it enters the blood stream at that time. If mom has treated or latent s prior to the pregnancy it may not be  passed.If acquired early, it may abort the fetus. In mid or late pregnancy its effects vary. Some are born with infected organs, bone changes & meningitis. Some have no problems initially but develop sx later.

Question 7

how do you get syphilis?

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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 8

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 9

is syphilis spread in the air?

Accepted Answer

No: Syphillis is not spread in the air like a flu or cold. Transmission requires direct contact with the germ.This can be as it passes mom to baby in her blood, thru a tainted blood transfusion(they test it to avoid that) &direct contact with sores during sex or other contact.

Question 10

how common is syphilis in the us?

Accepted Answer

8/100,000 people: He reported rate varies rising from 3/100, 000 inn 2001 to 8/100, 000 in 2009, the last year complete data is available.

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