Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are contagious, and transmission occurs when a person comes in intimate contact with an infected individual, according to "Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing" by Linda Williams and Paula Hopper. You can spread STDs through contact with infected blood and bodily fluids. A condom can help reduce the chances of contracting an STD, but it is not 100 percent effective. The best protection against STDs is abstinence. Infected individuals can be asymptomatic, but still spread the disease to partners. Be on...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that in United States, health officials reported about 34,000 cases of syphilis in 2006, including 9,756 cases of primary and secondary stages of syphilis. Some of the...
Syphilis can be treated with penicillin during any stage; however, as syphilis becomes more advanced, the symptoms become more severe. If syphilis is left untreated, the symptoms can culminate into organ dysfunction and even de...
The only way to contract neurosyphilis is to have an untreated case of syphilis for 10 to 20 years. If you begin to experience symptoms of neurosyphilis, such as headache, stiff neck, mental confusion, depression, abnormal refl...
General paresis, a neurological condition that causes nerve damage to the brain, is a direct result of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease. Incidence of general paresis has become increasingly rare since syphilis can be ea...
If you have syphilis and are not treated with an antibiotic, such as penicillin, within the first 10 to 20 years, neurosyphilis can be one of many complications. In order to spot symptoms of neurosyphilis, it's important to kno...
