Four Stages Of Syphilis: Sexually Transmitted Disease

Prior to 1932 information concerning the origin, conception, development, and the complications of untreated syphilis was known to medical science. The one element left to be known about this disease was a cure. By this time, scientist were well aware of the fact that syphilis was a highly contagious disease caused by treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism resembling a corkscrew. The disease may be acquired, meaning passed from person-to-person either during sexual intercourse or mixing of bodily fluids, or congenital meaning obtained through birth. The disease progresses in three stages: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The

I thought someone could get syphilis by contacting a surface that an infected person touched. Syphilis is almost always transmitted by unprotected vaginal, oral, anal sexual activity, or from mother to newborn during delivery. It is usually transmitted when open lesions on an infected person come into contact with the mucous membranes or skin abrasions of the partner’s body during sexual activity. It may also be contracted by touching an infectious chancre. In the primary stage of syphilis, a hard, round, ulcer-like lesion appears at the site of infection two to four weeks after contact. A few months later, the secondary stage begins. A skin rash develops that darken after a while and burst, oozing a discharge. The spirochetes continue to multiply and burro into the circulatory system, central nervous system, and bones and may lie dormant for decades. Lastly, in the tertiary stage, large ulcers may form on the skin, liver, digestive organs, muscle tissue, lungs, or other organs which can be

Syphilis is a venereal disease that can be contacted and spread by means of sexual intercourse. An infected pregnant mother can also pass the disease to the unborn child during pregnancy. The disease is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called a spirochete, Treponema pallidum. The bacteria cause sores or ulcers to appear on the skin of the penis, vagina, and mouth. In some occasions, the sore can appear in the rectum, on the tongue, lips, or breast.

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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is characterized by sores known as chancres. These sores are typically found on the external genitals. There are three stages to the disease: Primary, Secondary and Latent/Late. Syphilis can also spread to the neurological systems as well as the ocular system. In the primary stage one or more of the chancres may appear where the infection has entered the body. The sores aren’t painful and may last three to six weeks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). The

Syphilis is spread from sexual activity. Symptoms of syphilis include; fever, sores, sore throat, and patchy hair loss. If left untreated for 10-30 years, syphilis can result in death. Doctors test for syphilis by testing your blood, or liquid from a sore. Syphilis can be treated and cured by taking certain antibiotics, but treatment may not undo any damage that has already been done. To prevent contracting syphilis stay with a partner who has been tested for syphilis and does not have syphilis. In the United States about 5 out of 100,000 people have

In 1932, the United States Public Health Service initiated a research study to determine the natural progression of untreated syphilis in African-American males in Macon County, Alabama. This experiment which lasted from 1932 to 1972 comprised of 412 men with untreated syphilis and 204 uninfected men who served as the controls. This study of “untreated syphilis in the Negro male,” is a tragic, nontherapeutic experiment in research which has violated multiple ethical principles and human rights.

Syphilis is a bacterial infection commonly spread by sexual contact which starts as a painless sore which then leads to a body rash and lastly, it can end up affecting the internal organs. This infection can affect all ages both male and female. The infection can only be treated by certain medications or vising a specialist.

Throughout the ages, while the origins to this day continue to be debated, the strength and potency of the disease have rarely been in question. Syphilis, while not viewed as a huge threat due to a decreased number of cases in the mid-late 1990s, needs to be taken more seriously by the public because it is more dangerous than many realize, especially because it is extremely contagious, it is extremely elegant in the symptoms it produces, it has played a larger part in history than many would think, and there is a certain stigma which surrounds the disease, which in turn pushes individuals away from receiving the necessary testing.

Tuskegee’s study of untreated syphilis is a notorious clinical study that was initiated in 1932 and ended in 1972. This study was initiated by the US Public Health Department and performed by the government physicians. The main purpose of this study was to assess the natural progression of the untreated syphilis. They included 399 men who had syphilis and 201 men who hadn’t have syphilis. Initially the study started to treat the syphilis, but even after there was no enough budget, they didn’t stop the study. The physicians had promised that the study participants were given free treatment of the syphilis but the fact was that the physicians and “US Public Health Department” were assessing the progression of the syphilis and not giving the treatment to the participants. Participants were unaware about this clinical research. In addition to this, participants were told about insurance, but they hadn’t been provided insurance.

As an epidemiologist called in to conduct an investigation into the syphilis outbreak in my community, I first intend on following up on the routine interviews done by the public health nurse in the office. Foremost, I would visit each individual affected and a targeted line of questioning would be posed. Verifying person, place, and times as to exposure in paramount in understanding the cause of the presence of disease in the community (Goldsteen, Goldsteen, & Dwelle, 2015). Questions would include the number of sexual partners they have had in their lifetime and a names of their most recent partners, collecting addresses and phone numbers of the names collected. Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted disease divided into four stages,

Early modern Europe was no stranger to maladies and disease. Sickness and pain were not an uncommon sight amongst all of Europe’s social strata. However, the end of the fifteenth century would see a particularly unpleasant infection. This disease, although referred to by a variety of names throughout its history, is now known by the term syphilis. Although its exact origins are not known, the first recorded case of syphilis appeared in 1495 in Naples. The disease likely found its way to the city through the mercenary soldiers of Charles VIII.

Syphilis is a bacterial STD caused by the Treponema pallidum bacteria. Syphilis is transmitted “through direct contact with a syphilis sore (“STD Facts-Syphilis” 2010).” The contagious sores can be chancre sores, which occur in the

Excellent post Andrea! I was also appalled reading this case study on syphilis. In addition to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, we also have Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). The IRBs are responsible for reviewing studies to ensure ethical standards are met to protect patient rights (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2014). In 1974 the National Research Act was created to require colleges, hospitals, and medical organizations to submit their application for review and approval on any proposed study. I have worked in a research study in the past and I remember that they were very strict. We had to be monitored and report frequently. Thankfully, these types of agencies are in place to guide health care professionals

Syphilis is a harsh sexually transmitted disease. It can be contracted through intercourse and orally with any age or gender. The infection is a spiral shaped bacteria that grows on the mucus of the genitals or mouth. Syphilis has three stages, the first stage is the presence of painless ulcers, also know as chancre. The open sore can develop anytime within ten to ninety days after you have contracted it, which at this time is very contagious. The next stage is where the symptoms really start to show,