May 21, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on syphilis, including overview, symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO response.

Mar 11, 2025 · 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 …

La syphilis est une infection sexuellement transmissible (IST) évitable et curable, d’origine bactérienne. En l’absence de traitement, elle peut entraîner de graves problèmes de santé.

May 22, 2024 · Syphilis is a curable bacterial STI causing significant morbidity and mortality, transmitted through sexual contact, blood transfusion, or from mother to child.

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 is usually devastating to the fetus in cases that …

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 …

Jan 1, 2016 · These guidelines provide updated treatment recommendations for treatment of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) based on the most recent evidence.

Syphilis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections globally, with approximately 6 million new cases each year. If a pregnant woman who is infected does not receive early and effective treatment, she can then transmit the infection to her unborn infant.

Oct 10, 2024 · 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 …

Jan 1, 2017 · This guideline provides updated recommendations for syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant women based on the most recent evidence and available serologic tests for syphilis.