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What is the medical term for primary sore of syphilis?
Primary of sore syphilis is a chancre.
Are the words canker and chancre interchangeable?
No, chancre and canker are not interchangable. A canker sore is a benign and painful sore on the mucous membranes. A chancre is a painless ulcer on the mucous membranes that is a specific sign of syphilis.
Can you put iodine on chancre sores?
You can put iodine on the chancre sore. But please do not forget to visit the physician. That is must for cure of the disease.
What is the test for?
A patient presenting with a chancre can get tested with serum testing for syphilis. More rarely, the health care provider may examine exudate from the base of the chancre with dark-field micropscopy to check for the spirochete.
Cure for shphilis?
If youre asking for a cure for syphilis, then yes there is. Unlike herpes, it is not viral which means you can cure it with antibiotics.
Do syphillis have a cure?
Syphilis is curable, but any damage from the infection can not be reversed.
Did syphilis have a known cure?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration), secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, latent syphilis with little to no symptoms, and tertiary syphilis with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. It has, however, been known as "the great imitator" due to its frequent atypical presentations. Diagnosis is usually via blood tests; however, the bacteria can also be visualized under a microscope. Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular penicillin G (given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe pencillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.(Information taken from wikipedia)
How can you cure syphilis totally from human body?
Syphilis can be cured with antibiotic treatment, typically with penicillin. It is important to seek medical advice and follow the prescribed treatment regimen to completely eliminate the infection from the body. Regular follow-up testing is also recommended to ensure that the treatment was successful.
Why do chancre sores take a week to heal?
After three weeks of the unprotected promiscuous sexual contact, you get the ulcer on your glance penis. It heals by itself with in a week time. It heals without treatment and then kills. You have the disease in your body for moths and years. After about six months you have secondary syphilis and after few years you have deadly cardiac complications and neurosyphilis and gummae in different organs. So you need to consult the physician at the earliest for treatment of syphilis.
How do you know you have Syphilis?
If you even slightly suspect that you have this disease, go to a doctor, clinic, or or public service organization to be checked. Syphilis is curable, especially in the early stages, using antibiotics. But if it is not treated, it can kill you. You will need to have a blood test to know for sure.The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration), secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, latent syphilis with little to no symptoms, and tertiary syphilis with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. It has, however, been known as "the great imitator" due to its frequent atypical presentations. Diagnosis is usually via blood tests; however, the bacteria can also be detected using dark field microscopy.
Does penicillin relieve the symptoms of infectious disease?
Penicillin is effective for some infectious diseases, like strep throat and syphilis. It does not cure most infectious diseases.
What is used to treat syphilis?
Traditionally, penicillin is the most common medication used to treat syphilis. Other antibiotics may also be used, and if taken properly antibiotics will cure syphilis but they can not undo damage that's already been done by the disease.
