Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that is quite common today. If you do not take proactive measures to prevent it, you will easily become a victim of this social disease.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that has existed since ancient times and has especially broken out in recent years. The rate of patients diagnosed with syphilis tends to increase because many people still do not know how syphilis is transmitted.

Syphilis is one of the sexually transmitted diseases caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, manifested by infectious lesions in the genitals when in contact with skin lesions or from mother to fetus in the uterus, through transfusion of blood products.

After the initial infection, syphilis bacteria will enter the blood and cause systemic manifestations. This is stage 2 syphilis, which can spread very strongly as well as be transmitted from mother to fetus and cause many dangerous complications if not treated.

Untreated syphilis can affect the heart, blood vessels, brain, and nervous system. It also increases the chance of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Over time, it can damage organs and even lead to death.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease. If not treated promptly, the disease has a high risk of causing dangerous complications for the patient, even causing death.