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Can Syphilis Infection Be Treated Permanently?
sometime in the last 4 years I was infected with syphilis. I have narrowed it down to one partner as I ve only been with 2 in the past 4 years when I was last tested for everything and all came back negative. I was treated today with 2 shots of penicillin. My question is, how likely is it that my body has been effective permenantly? (organs) I m mad, afraid and really confused...actually i m not sure how Im feeling
Fri, 15 Dec 2017
Hi,
I can understand your concern regarding syphilis.
The main part of your question is whether syphilis can be treated permanently.
The answer is yes...syphilis is absolutely curable. Antibiotics are prescribed to treat syphilis because the causative agent is a bacterium.
A single dose of penicillin G is the first option of treatment for early infections.
In the case of late infections, intravenous injections of penicillin have to be given for at least 10 days.
However, the tertiary stage of syphilis can be very difficult to treat since the bacteria has already invaded most of the vital sites in the body.
So far as your case is concerned,I am sure that your syphilis has completely been cured as you have already been treated with penicillin shots.
I hope this answer will give you good night's sleep and please do not be confused.
Please feel free to wright to me if there is still any confusion.
Thanks,
Dr.Prabhas Verma
I can understand your concern regarding syphilis.
The main part of your question is whether syphilis can be treated permanently.
The answer is yes...syphilis is absolutely curable. Antibiotics are prescribed to treat syphilis because the causative agent is a bacterium.
A single dose of penicillin G is the first option of treatment for early infections.
In the case of late infections, intravenous injections of penicillin have to be given for at least 10 days.
However, the tertiary stage of syphilis can be very difficult to treat since the bacteria has already invaded most of the vital sites in the body.
So far as your case is concerned,I am sure that your syphilis has completely been cured as you have already been treated with penicillin shots.
I hope this answer will give you good night's sleep and please do not be confused.
Please feel free to wright to me if there is still any confusion.
Thanks,
Dr.Prabhas Verma
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