Why can you get syphilis

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Syphilis is a kind of sexually transmitted disease, most of which are caused by the history of unclean sex, which has brought a very serious impact on people. In fact, the infectious substance of syphilis is Treponema pallidum. Treponema pallidum enters the human body from the intact mucosa and abraded skin, invades the nearby lymph nodes for several hours, and spreads throughout the body through blood circulation on 2-3 days. So why syphilis?

Why can you get syphilis

1. Sexually transmitted. 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.

2. 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.

3. Non sexually transmitted. 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

In daily life, we have to do some small details, if the symptoms of syphilis, must be treated in time.