Here are some helpful links to find out more about STI's in general and more about syphilis as well:

http://ppt.on.ca/userfiles//syphilis.pdf

http://search.toronto.ca/search?q=syphilis&spell=1&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=Toronto&proxystylesheet=Toronto&site=TorontoWebsite&access=p

http://www.toronto.ca/health/pdf/syphilis_update.pdf

Can it be treated??

Can syphilis be treated?

Yes, of course it can!!  It's a bacterial infection, remember?  All bacterial infections can be CURED with antibiotics!  Just a weeekly injection of penicillan until they give you the All-Clear with a blood test!  Now, remember that if you are infected, you should tell all of you previous sex partners to get tested too, because you might have passed it on to them!   Now, I'll show you the 3 stages of the infection just so you can be sure to get treated on the FIRST STAGE (!!!!!!!!!):

Stage One

-10-90 days after contracting syphilis: painless sore (chancre) near infected area.
-If sore is untreated, infection will spread
GET TREATED WHEN YOU NOTICE THE SORE!!!!!!!!


Stage Two

-3-16 months after contracting syphilis: rash on palms, soles, chest and/or back.
-Feel like having the flu
-Many other things like, patchy hair loss, swollen joints and glands and aching muscles.


Stage Three

This is the scary part....

IF LEFT UNTREATED:

-You may develope, 10-20 YEARS later diseases in the brain, liver, arteries, bones, heart and you may even go blind. 

Scary stuff isn't it?  This will hopefully make you think twice about protecting yourself during sexual intercourse.

Hey, guys!  Just a little Tid-Bit of information!  Did you know, hstorically, this STI has been around FOREVER?  It dates back to before the 1400!  They say that possibly Henry VIII had it, and that's why he was such a tyrant and just a little bit insane.

Hey followers!

How do you get Syphilis????

Now I'm going to tell you how you can get syphilis!  Cue the dramatic drum rolls!  Well, you can get this horride STI by having UNPROTECTED Oral, vaginal or anal sex or even share a (drug) needle with an infected person.  They will create sores and rashes around the infection (i.e. the mouth, genitals, buttocks) that are highly contagious!  If you or the infected person touch the rash or the sore than you can contract the bacteria. BUT there might also be NO SYMPTOMS so watch out! This person might not even know they're infected!  Another thing, did you know that if a pregnant mother has syphilis, she can pass it on to her unborn baby?  Isn't that awful!?



Bacteria STIs are curable with anibiotics!

Hey guys!

Hey guys! This is my school blog about Syphillis, and STI, and how to NOT get it!! We all want that, right? Good! Stay tuned for more information on how to stay safe! Have fun, but not to much fun!