How long is the incubation period of syphilis and can it be detected?

Syphilis is one of the major sexually transmitted diseases. If you accidentally get infected with the syphilis bacteria, will syphilis break out? In fact, syphilis has an incubation period, and the incubation period will vary depending on the different pathogenic cycles of the infectious bacteria. So if syphilis is in the latent period, can the hospital detect syphilis?

How long is the incubation period of syphilis

According to STD experts, syphilis infection can be divided into several stages: primary, secondary and tertiary. The symptoms of each stage are different, ranging from skin and mucous membrane manifestations to cardiovascular and nervous system damage. Some patients do not have any clinical symptoms, but the serological test is positive, which is called latent syphilis.

Syphilis is a chronic infectious disease that initially causes a systemic infection with a slow course. During its development, it invades various organs and tissues of the human body and can remain latent for many years or even for a lifetime without any clinical manifestations. Syphilis can be divided into acquired syphilis (acquired) and congenital syphilis based on the source of infection. During the long course of acquired syphilis, the symptoms appear and disappear from time to time due to changes in the body's resistance and reactivity. It can generally be divided into phases one, two and three. The first stage is the chancre stage, the second stage is the macular stage, collectively known as early syphilis, which is highly contagious, and the third stage is the late stage, which is less contagious.

The incubation period of syphilis: primary stage: 2 to 4 weeks, secondary stage: 8 to 10 weeks, tertiary stage: 2 to more than 2 years;

Can the latent period of syphilis be detected? How to check:

Syphilis can be detected during the incubation period using certain examination methods. There are several detection methods that patients can read for reference, so that they can check the condition early and get treatment early to avoid missing the best treatment time.

1. Dark field microscopy. Darkfield microscopy is a method of detecting Treponema pallidum.

2. Syphilis serological test.

3. Treponema pallidum IgM antibody test.

From this we can see that there are several methods for detecting syphilis. Since syphilis can be cured if treated during the incubation period, many patients with sexually transmitted diseases are checked and treated during the incubation period.