Syphilis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年5月21日 · Syphilis is a preventable and curable bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). If untreated, it can cause serious health issues. Many people with syphilis do not have symptoms or do not notice them. Syphilis is transmitted during oral, vaginal and anal sex, in pregnancy and through blood transfusion.
Syphilis -- Global - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月10日 · Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. 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 usually between 1 …
Syphilis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Treponema pallidum which results in substantial morbidity and mortality, and it is curable. Syphilis is transmitted through sexual contact with the infectious lesions, via blood transfusion or from a pregnant woman to her fetus. Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, or congenital syphilis, is usually devastating to …
Data on syphilis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Maternal syphilis, when untreated, treated late or not treated with penicillin, results in adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) estimated in 50−80% of cases, depending on the stage of syphilis. These ABOs are often severe and include stillbirth (most commonly), neonatal death, prematurity, low birth weight, and congenitally infected infants.<o:p></o:p>
WHO guidelines for the treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
2016年1月1日 · In addition, future work will provide guidance for syphilis screening and treatment of pregnant women, STI syndromic approach, clinical management, STI prevention, and treatments of other STIs. It is strongly recommended that countries take updated global guidance into account as they establish standardized national protocols and adapt it to ...
Guidance for the Elimination of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis in …
2024年10月10日 · This technical note consolidates WHO recommendations for the prevention and control of syphilis and congenital syphilis. It shares best practices from different countries in the Americas to implement these recommendations. It also provides WHO recommendations for surveillance and monitoring of syphilis and congenital syphilis. Finally, it details the supplies …
Episode #130 - Syphilis: Protect yourself and others
This can take a long time. Then you go into the tertiary syphilis, where it affects your brain and your nerves and also your heart. Remember that with syphilis, it’s the greatest sneaky, imposter disease. It can mimic any infection but also remember that syphilis can be asymptomatic. So it’s so important to get tested to know if you have ...
Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis - World Health …
The burden of morbidity and mortality due to congenital syphilis is high. In 2016, WHO estimated 661 000 total congenital syphilis cases globally, including: 143 000 early fetal deaths and stillbirths; 61 000 neonatal deaths; 41 000 preterm or low-birth weight births; 109 000 infants with a clinical diagnosis of congenital syphilis.
Eliminating congenital syphilis: using evidence-based …
2024年12月20日 · As in many parts of the world, syphilis is a major public health challenge in the Region: in 2021 there were 1654 congenital syphilis cases for every 100 000 live births. This is 33 times higher than the WHO target of 50 cases per 100 000 live births to reach the elimination of vertical transmission, also known as mother-to-child-transmission ...
Self-testing implementation toolkit for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis
This toolkit provides practical guidance, tools, and resources to support countries to implement self-testing for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It emphasizes principles of self-testing for HIV, hepatitis C virus and syphilis, based on current WHO recommendations for the three disease areas.