What are the ways syphilis is transmitted?

In today's society, people are very vigilant about sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis. Most people understand and master the basic routes of syphilis transmission, but there are still many young people, especially young women, who are infected with syphilis. All signs indicate that the transmission routes of syphilis have now become more widespread, and many young women may be infected with syphilis inadvertently.

1. The harm of syphilis

1. Infect others. Syphilis is highly contagious and can be easily passed on to a partner or children. Male syphilis patients not only endanger their own health, but can also infect their wives and children, causing premature birth, miscarriage and stillbirth. A small number of live births are also likely to have congenital syphilis.

2. Invade the central nervous system. If treatment is delayed after being infected with syphilis, the Treponema pallidum can affect the human trigeminal nerve, causing spinal meningitis, paralytic dementia, optic atrophy, and compression of the spinal cord leading to spasms, paralysis, etc., which seriously endangers human health.

3. Skin lesions and discomfort. In addition to the two very common hazards mentioned above, it can also cause skin lesions and discomfort symptoms such as ulcers, pustules, rashes, etc., affecting normal life.

4. Severe damage to the skeletal system. If the treatment of syphilis is delayed, it may lead to the destruction of tissues and organs by Treponema pallidum, resulting in the loss of function of the corresponding tissues and organs, leading to disability or death.

2. Transmission of syphilis

Doctors remind that syphilis, AIDS, etc. are not only transmitted through sex. Invasive cosmetic procedures such as eyebrow tattooing, tattooing, and ear piercing can also spread the virus if the instruments are not properly disinfected.

1. Semi-permanent makeup

Many girls are familiar with semi-permanent makeup!

Tattoos like eyebrow tattoos, eyeliner tattoos, and lip tattoos are more popular. Every weekend, various nail art and tattoo shops are filled with beauty-loving girls queuing up for transformation. Semi-permanent tattoos are done by injecting dyes between the epidermis and dermis of the human body, saving girls the trouble of daily makeup for a certain period of time. If the studio equipment is not properly disinfected, various diseases can easily be transmitted through the blood, including AIDS.

2. Tattoos

Tattooing is done by piercing the skin with a needle, injecting harmless, non-absorbable metal oxide pigments into the dermis to color the skin. During the tattoo process, the needle tip is in constant contact with the blood of the person being tattooed, and is repeatedly dipped in the container of tattoo solution. If the tattoo needle is not thoroughly disinfected, or the solution container is not replaced and disinfected, when a second person is pricked by the needle, cross infection is likely to occur. Tattoos can easily spread hepatitis B, AIDS, bacterial conjunctivitis and trachoma, syphilis, tuberculosis, etc.

Although not all people with tattoos will be infected, we should not take chances. For these cosmetic surgeries involving knife cutting and needle pricking, be sure to find a hospital with complete medical equipment and good sanitary conditions to avoid contracting diseases due to incomplete disinfection of instruments.

3. Cosmetic dentistry

Nowadays, many people who love beauty have begun to go to some dental clinics for dental beauty treatments. However, there is a considerable chance that whitening teeth may cause cross infection and transmit infectious diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS.

It is understood that 80% to 90% of dental patients experience bleeding gums when having their teeth cleaned or filled. If the cleaning or filling machine head is not thoroughly disinfected, it is indeed possible that the disease will be transmitted through the blood remaining on the machine head.

Therefore, teeth beautification must be done in a regular medical institution, and the handpieces used by hospitals for teeth cleaning and filling must be sterilized and unsealed to ensure adequate hygiene and safety.