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10 THINGS EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT #SYPHILIS!
1️⃣ Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI. So you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
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@DrOlufunmilayo @healthertainer
1️⃣ Syphilis is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, STI. So you get it mainly from having unprotected vaginal, anal or oral #sex!
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@DrOlufunmilayo @healthertainer
2️⃣ Syphilis can also be gotten;
- from mother to her #fetus inside the womb
- through blood transfusion,&
- through breaks in the skin that come into contact with infectious lesions e.g. kissing a person with a mouth wound when you have a wound in your mouth!
- from mother to her #fetus inside the womb
- through blood transfusion,&
- through breaks in the skin that come into contact with infectious lesions e.g. kissing a person with a mouth wound when you have a wound in your mouth!
3️⃣ #Syphilis may cause symptoms very similar to many other diseases. Hence it may be difficult to know you have syphilis.
That's why the disease is also dubbed "the great imitator"!
That's why the disease is also dubbed "the great imitator"!
