PPT-syphlis Syphilis is a sexually acquired, chronic infection caused

by Treponema pallidum and is characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations Syphilis can also be transmitted before birth congenital It is an intermittently active disease with primary secondary . Syphilis THE FACTS Syphilis THE FACTS Syphilis THE FACTS What are the symptomsPrimary Stage:Symptoms of primary syphilis usually develop within 10 to 90 days of infection, most often after about three Epidemiological Assumptions Upon Successful Prevention of STDs. Prob. of PID in women would reduce from 20% to 4% by Rx of CT; from 20% to 6% by Rx of GC. In the absence of Rx, 50% of pregnant women with P&S syphilis would have delivered a child with congenital syphilis. Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS. Evangelos Vryonis MD, . MSc. 1. st. Advanced Course: “Health on the move” Migrants’ and displaced populations’ health. Athens , January . 14 & 15 2012 . An Introduction to . Sexually Transmitted Disease. The History of Sexually Transmitted Disease. Viral and Parasitic Infections. Bacterial and Fungal Infections. HIV and AIDS. Preventing STDs. STDs and Pregnancy. Main Points. Pathogens. Caused by virus – incurable, but treatable. Human papilloma virus. Herpes. Human immunodeficiency virus. Hepatitis. Caused by bacterium – curable and treatable. Chlamydia. OBJECTIVES. Identify the symptoms of Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS) and gonorrhoea. Discuss the transmission and control of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and gonorrhoea. First bullet point here. DISEASES. THE TRUTH. HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES (HPV). a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). . Human . papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. . S exually T ransmitted D iseases What is an STD ? This is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual contact with an infected individual. They are sometimes called sexually transmitted infections (STIs). syphilisTHE FACTS149disease STD149Anyone can get syphilis149Many people who have syphilis don146t know it You can have syphilis even if you don146t notice any symptoms149The 31rst symptom is a painles “The Great Imitator”. 20. affects approximately . 32,000. people each year in the U.S.. 14. How is Syphilis Spread?. Direct contact with a syphilis sore (chancre) during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.. Genital herpes is a chronic, life-long viral infection caused by Herpes Simplex Virus-1 rus-2 (HSV-2). Most cases of recurrent genital herpes are caused by HSV-2. The majority of persons who are unaw Dr. . Fawzia. Al-. Otaibi. Symptoms and signs of chronic cerebral and meningetic infection: . over long period . or can be . recurrent . SYMPTOM. Chronic . headache. Neck or back pain. Change in personality. Gonorrhoea. .. Prokofyeva. Nina, MD. PhD. Department of Dermatology and Venereology of Odessa National Medical University. More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day . PrEP Counseling Center. What is a STI?. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are infections that are passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual contact..