Summary

++There are three stages of syphilis. The first two stages are infectious.
++Syphilis is curable but, if left untreated, can lead to serious complications.
++ A simple blood test can detect syphilis.
++It is important to let your sexual partner or partners know that you have syphilis. Your local doctor
and sexual health centre can help you to do this.

Syphilis is a sexually transmissible contamination (STI) caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. It can influence the two men and ladies. Syphilis is transmitted through close skin-to-skin contact and is profoundly infectious when the syphilis sore (chancre) or rash is available.

The hatching time frame for syphilis ranges from 10 days to three months. You can get syphilis through oral, vaginal or butt-centric sex with a man who has as of late turned out to be tainted. It can likewise be spread through skin-to-skin contact if the syphilis rash is available. Syphilis can likewise be transmitted from mother to infant amid pregnancy and during childbirth. This is called inherent syphilis and is uncommon in Australia.

Early treatment of syphilis is successful, however individuals might not have any indications or may not see the side effects of early syphilis and accordingly may not look for medicinal exhortation.

Numerous years after it is gained, untreated syphilis can be lethal or may prompt incessant mind or coronary illness.

Since 2002, the quantity of individuals with irresistible syphilis in Victoria has expanded quickly, basically among gay men and other men who engage in sexual relations with men.

Sexual wellbeing registration are prescribed for individuals in danger. The recurrence of these checks relies upon the individual's STI chance. For instance it is suggested that:

men who engage in sexual relations with men, and who have in excess of one accomplice, are checked each three to a half year

a man who engages in sexual relations with one man (has one accomplice) is checked once every year.

Syphilis testing is constantly done as a major aspect of routine antenatal screening when a lady is pregnant.

Syphilis testing is additionally suggested for ladies who have intercourse with men who likewise have male sexual accomplices. It is likewise prudent to have a blood test for syphilis if sexual accomplices are from a nation where there are higher rates of STIs and HIV.