{"id":17997,"date":"2026-03-08T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17997"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:19:21","slug":"syphilis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/syphilis\/","title":{"rendered":"Syphilis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Syphilis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Syphilis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a preventable and curable <\/span><b>bacterial sexually transmitted infection <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(STI).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Cause:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is caused by the <\/span><b>bacteria, Treponema pallidum.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transmission<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People usually <\/span><b>get syphilis from sexual contact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with someone who has it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People get it if any part of their body <\/span><b>touches the sore or rash of someone with syphilis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>can also<\/b> <b>pass from mother to baby during pregnancy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, childbirth, and sometimes through breastfeeding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of Syphilis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syphilis develops in stages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disease <\/span><b>starts as a sore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that\u2019s often painless and typically appears on the genitals, rectum, or mouth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes it <\/span><b>causes swelling in nearby lymph nodes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people do not notice symptoms for years. Symptoms can go away and come back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without treatment, syphilis can damage the heart, brain, or other organs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syphilis in pregnancy, when not treated, treated late, or treated with the incorrect antibiotic, results in 50\u221280% of cases with adverse birth outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Treatment of Syphilis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>easy to cure with antibiotics,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially during the early stages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Penicillin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most commonly used medication for syphilis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/health\/denmarks-historic-public-health-triumph-first-eu-nation-to-eliminate-mother-to-child-hiv-syphilis-11157537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syphilis is a preventable and curable bacterial STI caused by Treponema pallidum, mainly spread through sexual contact or from mother to baby during pregnancy. 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