How is male syphilis caused

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After suffering from syphilis, people always hope to cure the disease as soon as possible. If they don't work hard but are anxious, it doesn't help the treatment. The anxious mood will make the disease more and more serious. Let's talk about how syphilis is caused in men.

How is male syphilis caused

First: sexual contact. About 90% of syphilis patients are infected by sexual contact. Untreated patients are the most infectious within one year after infection. With the extension of time, the infectivity becomes smaller and smaller. After 4 years of infection, there is no infectivity through sexual contact.

Second: fetal transmission. Pregnant women with syphilis can transmit syphilis through the placenta. Infection usually occurs after 4 months of pregnancy. Placental infection occurs mainly in the early syphilis of pregnant women, and less in the late syphilis. Fetal syphilis patients, pregnant without adequate treatment, can also be transmitted to their children, the so-called third generation syphilis, but very rare. When the fetus is delivered, syphilis is transmitted through the birth canal, which is not fetal syphilis.

Third: non sexual contact. A small number of patients can be infected by direct non sexual contact with the skin and mucous membrane of syphilis patients. Such as ordinary kissing, handshake, gynecological examination, breast-feeding, etc.

matters needing attention

Patients with advanced syphilis, when neurological symptoms, after the treatment of plum blossom drive invalid, cerebrospinal fluid examination should be done. This examination is helpful for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of neurosyphilis. The examination items should include: cell count, total protein determination, VDRL test and colloidal gold test.