When it comes to syphilis, many people know that it can be spread by unclean sex. But for a 70-year-old man, and for many years no conjugal life, but was found syphilis, how is it? In fact, syphilis is spread by other means besides sex, such as blood transmission and mother-to-child transmission.
A 70-year-old man went to the hospital for cataract surgery and was told that he had syphilis in his pre-operative checkup. What, did not hear right, where to syphilis? The old man was bewildered, beside the son and daughter is also a face of confusion. The family refused to believe this result. After another laboratory test by the doctor, the old man was indeed infected with syphilis. So where did the old man's syphilis come from?
The old man told the doctor that his partner died early, and he brought up his children on his own, and there was no married life for so many years. The children grew up, want to give the old man to find a partner, were rejected, the old man said a person used to. Of course, he will not go to some messy places to do some over the top things. How did he get infected with syphilis? The doctor helped the old man recall whether he had any recent blood transfusions or surgeries.
The old man himself had never had a blood transfusion, but had only had the energy to repair his teeth some time ago. The doctor once again examined the old man's mouth, and indeed found syphilis spirochetes in the old man's mouth, it turned out that the old man in order to save money, in a private clinic for dental repair, this so-called dental office is a morning market head of the extraction of teeth, the hygiene environment is not up to standard, not to mention disinfection. This is the experience of repairing the teeth, let the old man infected with syphilis, the old man regretted.
So what is syphilis?
Syphilis is a chronic contact infection. The virus that causes syphilis is the spirochete, which is very harmful to the human body, and can invade any organ and produce a variety of symptoms. The syphilis spirochete infects only humans and can be transmitted sexually, through blood, and from mother to child. It is extremely contagious within a year of being infected with syphilis.
What are the symptoms of syphilis?
Syphilis is categorized into early syphilis and late syphilis. Early syphilis occurs within two years of infection and includes stage I and stage II syphilis, while late syphilis usually occurs more than two years after infection, which is stage III syphilis.
Stage I syphilis: three weeks after infection, the main chancre is the hard chancre, which is caused by the initial invasion of syphilis, where it multiplies. It occurs near the genitals, but can also occur on the lips, jaw, tongue, eyelids, fingers, and breasts.
Stage 2 syphilis: 6 weeks-6 months after infection, stage 2 syphilis can occur, which is caused by the transmission of syphilis spirochetes in the chancre of stage 1 syphilis through the bloodstream after the spirochetes reach the lymph nodes through the lymphatic vessels. There can be systemic symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat, and joint pain. Most patients with a rash, clinically known as syphilis rash.
Third-stage syphilis: more than 2 years after infection, can be divided into late benign syphilis, cardiovascular syphilis, neurosyphilis.
How to prevent syphilis?
Prevention is greater than cure, and prevention is the mainstay of any disease. To prevent syphilis and other contact infectious diseases, we must stay away from sources of infection, cleanliness, not with others **** with razors, eyebrow razors and other personal items, do not go to unqualified dentistry, etc., and do not go to the beauty salon without disinfection conditions for tattooing and other activities.