Syphillis - A Closer Look At Cupid's Disease

Syphillis, or "Cupid's Disease", is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) among sexually active people

. Syphillis is transmitted through physical contact with the sores that can show up in the vaginal, genital, or rectal areas of the body. There are three main stages of syphillis - primary, secondary, and latent with the characteristics and symptoms varying somewhat with each stage.

When syphillis is in its primary stage it is usually characterized by painless sores that show up about 2 to 3 weeks after a person has been infected, and may even appear inside the rectum or cervix. The sores caused by this disease can vanish in as little as four to six weeks even if nothing has been proactively done to remove them. Unfortunately the disease is still there and moving into the secondary stage.

In the secondary stage of syphillis, lesions, and a skin rash in the affected area can appear. Oddly enough, the rash ususally is not itchy, and tends to appear as the syphillis sores are healing or after they have healed. The rashes can also appear on other parts of the body, and sometimes can be mistaken for other ailments of the skin. If you start to develop red or reddish brown spots on the bottoms of your feet or the palms of your hands, you may want to have those areas checked out by a licensed, and reputable physician. The tell-tale signs of syphillis in the disease's secondary stages can disappear without treatment. However, at this point, the infection is moving into its final, latent stage.

The latent stages of syphillis can last for ten to twenty years without any symptoms occuring. on the outside of the body. However, life threatening health issues can still occur on the inside of the body. During the latent stages, syphillis can damage internal organs such as the heart, brain, and liver. Syphillis may even be the cause for some mental disorders such as dementia, and paralysis. Loss of muscle coordination may also come in the latent stages of syphillis along with numbness, blindness, and perhaps even death.

Although syphillis was once believed to be something you just had to live with, there are currently prominent cures for the disease when syphillis is detected in its early stages. A blood test to check for the presence of syphillis can be administered by the proper medical authorities, helping to eliminate all doubt as to whether or not a person has syphillis. If you, or someone you know is active sexually, getting checked for syphillis on a regular basis may save a life.

by: E Griggs

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