Syphillis - Cured Through Early Detection
Syphillis, also known as "Cupid's Disease", is a rather common sexually transmitted disease (STD) among sexually active young people. Health officials reported over 36,000 U.S. cases of syphilis during the first part of the 21st century. Normally syphillis is transmitted through person to person contact with its characteristic sores which can appear in the vaginal, genital, or rectal areas of the body. Since the symptoms of syphillis can take several years to appear, many sexually active people can easily pass syphillis on to their partners without even realizing it. There are three main stages of syphillis - primary, secondary, and latent with the characteristics and symptoms varying somewhat with each stage.
appear within two to three weeks following initial infection, and often showing up inside the cervix or rectum. The sores can disappear in about 4 to 6 weeks even if you have done nothing towards getting rid of your syphillis. Unfortunately the disease is still there and moving into the secondary stage.
In the secondary stage of syphillis, lesions, and a skin rash in the affected area can appear. Oddly enough, the rash ususally is not itchy, and tends to appear as the syphillis sores are healing or after they have healed. The rashes can also appear on other parts of the body, and sometimes can be mistaken for other ailments of the skin. If you start to develop red or reddish brown spots on the bottoms of your feet or the palms of your hands, you may want to have those areas checked out by a licensed, and reputable physician. The characteristic signs of syphillis during the secondary stages can disappear without treatment. However, at this point, the infection is moving into its final, latent stage.
The latent stages of syphillis can last for 10 to 20 years without any symptoms occuring. on the outside of the body. Problems can still occur on the inside of the body, however. During the latent stages, syphillis can damage internal organs such as the heart, brain, and liver. Syphillis may even be the cause for some mental disorders such as dementia, and paralysis. Muscle coordination difficulties may occur in the final stages of syphillis along with loss of feeling in the body, sight loss, and even death.
Although syphillis was once believed to be something you just had to live with, there are currently prominent cures for the disease when syphillis is detected in its early stages. A blood test to check for the presence of syphillis can be administered by the proper medical authorities, helping to eliminate all doubt as to whether or not a person has syphillis. If you, or someone you know is active sexually, getting checked for syphillis on a regular basis may save a life.
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Early detection of syphillis is key to curing this disease. Check in your local phone directory to find a qualifed physician near you, or call 1-877-778-4889. You can also visit http://Ez.com/syphillis for more information (excludes NY, NJ, RI, the non-contiguous states, and countries outside the U.S.).
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