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Syphilis - Primary
Alternate Names : Primary Syphilis
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Primary Syphilis Prevention
People with multiple sex partners, unknown partners, or sex partners involved in any high-risk sexual practices are at risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. A person who recognizes that he or she is at risk has taken the first step toward prevention.
Ideally, monogamous sex with a healthy partner remains, short of total abstinence, the safest type of sexual relation. Protected sex (that in which condoms are used) is the next most reliable method of preventing STDs.
Condoms act as a barrier to the transmission of infectious organisms (pathogens), and should be used in any and all situations which would be considered risky or high risk. (See condoms for prevention of sexually transmitted disease.)
Syphilis is a reportable disease, as required by law. The infection must be reported to public health authorities. Information acquired from reporting helps the public health investigators identify, locate, and treat infected sexual contacts. This function helps prevent the continued spread of infection.
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• Definition
• Primary Syphilis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Primary Syphilis Symptoms & Signs
• Primary Syphilis Prevention
• Primary Syphilis Diagnosis & Tests
• Primary Syphilis Treatment
• Primary Syphilis Prognosis
• Primary Syphilis Complications
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Meningitis
• Neurosyphilis
• Syphilis
• Syphilis - Secondary
• Syphilis - Tertiary
Tests & Exams
• FTA-ABS
• RPR
• VDRL
Other Topics
• Benign
• Cardiovascular
• Cervix
• Erosion
• Fever
• Genital Sores - Female
• Genital Sores - Male
• Headache
• Incidence
• Joint Pain
• Malaise
• Mouth Sores
• Muscle Aches
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Penis
• Rashes
• Reportable Diseases
• Swollen Glands
• Ulcers
Review Date : 2/25/2002
Reviewed By : Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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