A hundred years ago, Syphilis was a sentence, a deadly disease for the majority of infected. Fortunately, in our days there are effective drugs, and the initial treatment of syphilis always gives a favorable outcome. Let's figure out how syphilis occurs, how to treat it and how to avoid infection with this dangerous disease.
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How syphilis is infected
The most common way of infection - through sexual contact. But it is also possible to get infected when blood transfusion. In very rare and launched cases, a sick mother can convey syphilis to a child. Get infected with contact method, that is, in the institution of hands, with a kiss in the cheek, it is impossible. This is due to the fact that the causative agent of syphilis, pale treponema, can not exist in the open air and instantly dies, leaving the carrier body.
Start of illness
Syphilis is dangerous in that it is difficult to notice. The fact is that from the moment of infection until the first symptoms of syphilis takes 2-6 weeks. During this period, the disease is actively striking the body. Then there are several small ulcers with a dense bottom in the place of penetration of the disease. These ulcers are called Solid Shankr. Ulcers may appear on the head of the penis, on Willwe, in the mouth, in the anus area - depending on which sex with syphilitic patients were.
Women are much harder to find a syphilitic Shankr, as it can form on the cervix, and only a gynecologist can see him during inspection. 1-2 weeks after the appearance of ulcers, lymphatic nodes are increasing to ulcers - inguinal, submandibular. After that, ulcers themselves heal for 3-6 weeks, and the person does not bother anything, simply because there are no visible symptoms. This is the main danger of syphilis - its initial stages proceed so easily and painlessly that not every person will suspect this disease.
Secondary syphilis
After healing, the ulcer passes approximately 4-10 weeks and the period of secondary syphilis begins. It lasts 2-5 years.
The first symptoms of syphilis during this period - rash all over the body. Pale pink stars rashes arise even on the palms and soles. Rash is accompanied by poor well-being, elevated temperature. Now the lymph nodes are increasing throughout the body, and in the genitals there are Condylomas - extensive growths on the skin.
Secondary syphilis proceeds with exacerbations and long-term remissions (when all the symptoms of the disease disappear).
If the patient does not turn to help, over the years, symptoms will increase and syphilis will go to its last stage. From the beginning of the disease and before the development of tertiary syphilis runs about 10 years (in the absence of treatment).
Tertiary syphilis
In the tertiary syphilis, Pale Treplema is striking the nervous system of the patient, the brain suffers - the degradation begins, and then the collapse of the person. Tertiary syphilis causes paralysis, deafness, madness - the patient is depressed, then experiencing an extraordinary creative rise.
The patient forms gumms - nodes under the skin, which are growing, and then open up, forming non-healing ulcers. Syphilitic granulomas arise under the skin - cell clusters. They are ulced into bone tissue, and when ulcers are healing, they give irreversible skeleton deformations. So, ulcers in the mouth cause the destruction of the nose bones - the well-known suifilic nose. The result of the not cured syphilis is always painful death - in madness, in pain and flour. However, now no one will bring the disease to such a stage, the earlier the person will appeal to the doctor, the faster he will cure.
Diagnosis of syphilisa
If a person has a strange yazelka on a penis or near the vagina, the doctor will appoint a study of purulent separated ulcers, puncture of increased lymph nodes. If Syphilis has already switched to the second stage, the contents of bubbles (plus and papules) are taken on the body of the patient. The initial form of syphilis is well detected by unrehamned tests - in addition, they allow you to follow how efficient treatment is progressing.
Immunoenimensional analysis also allows you to monitor the dynamics of treatment. Blood test on RW - Wasserman reaction, allows you to diagnose any stage of syphilis. If RW gives «++++» - This is a sharp positive reaction; «+++» - positive; «++» - weakly positive; «+» - dubious; And finally, «-» - Negative. Secondary syphilis always gives four crosses (++++).
Immunofluorescence reaction (reef). To date, this is the most accurate diagnosis. Reef reveals syphilis, both in the earliest stages and late hidden syphilis.
The reaction of the immobilization of pale treponia (Ribt) is a very expensive method requiring special equipment, so it is not carried out in conventional polyclinics. Also, only in laboratory conditions it is possible to carry out the reaction of passive hemagglutination (RPGA).
In the necessary cases, the puncture of the spinal cord is carried out when the spinal fluid is taken on the analysis - the number of cells is investigated, various tests are carried out.
Treatment of syphilisa
If you begin to treat syphilis at an early stage, you can cure in 2-3 months, but later stages of the disease may require 1.5-2 years of therapy. Treatment is appointed individually. The doctor constantly controls the course of the disease, corrects its appointments. Syphilis treat antibiotics (penicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, Sumamed), plus immunoderating, stimulating drugs.
Many doctors of private clinics promise a cure for «Three four sessions», But this is rooted incorrect approach, pulling money from the patient. Syphilis requires long-term treatment in the hospital under the permanent control of the doctor.
The doctor prescribes long-term courses of drugs - so, in the treatment of syphilis antibiotics of the penicillin row, the patient is introduced medicine every three hours for 24 days (or more if the course of the disease requires this).
If the patient has the intolerance of the antibiotics of the penicillin row, other drugs are used. So, when treating the early stage of syphilis, Sumamed is used. This antibiotic quickly reaches high concentration in the tissues of the body and acts prolongated. After one-time application, Sumamed remains in the affected organs at least 5 days. The treatment scheme of Sumamian is about this: 1g an hour before meals on the first day, then 0.5 g once a day for 7 days, then 250 mg 10 more days. If the patient is treated with tetracycline, then he will prescribe a two-week rate, 4 times 500 mg of tetracycline per day.
Of course, the patient is obliged to comply with all the appointments and not have sex contacts for the entire treatment of syphilis. Doses of antibiotics obtained by patients are very strong, so syphilis is treated successfully and without delay.
Depending on which stage was syphilis at the time of treatment, it depends, how long will have to be observed by a doctor after the end of treatment - from several months to several years. Depending on the treatment, the Vasserman reaction may remain positive for 1.5-2 years after cure.
Immunity to syphilis does not exist. One who got sled once may get sick and re.
Prevention of syphilisa
The most reliable way to protect yourself from syphilis is to be a faithful partner, and with random sex contacts always use a condom. If there is a suspicion that your random partner is sickly syphilis, you need to immediately contact the medical institution. There will make the washing of genital organs with disinfectants, will take an analysis on syphilis.
