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Good day sir my name is Jomel Pronebo 34 years old from Philippines, I'm a simple person and had a simple dream,my dream is only to help my mother and my family financially and buy them a small lot to build a small house because since i was born until today we have no own house were only rent an apartment so i decided to work abroad (middle east) to earn much more money because here in my country money is very hard to earn especially if you're not a college graduate. So I applied to a certain agency here luckily i pass the interview i was so very happy, they told me to get some medical test. The clinic found out that i had a VDRL reactive (1:16) and TPHA positive I felt so very sad and disappointed.I dont know what to do and where to go.I was so depressed now and embarrassed to my self i was always thinking that i cannot make my dream come true.Sir I hoped you can help me i only want to helped my family and give them a stable and comfortable life.I cant pursue it if this thing on me block my dream.I hope you understand me Sir.Here is my email add ( YYYY@YYYY ) or ( YYYY@YYYY ) my cell # is 0000.Maraming salamat po sa inyo!
Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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Hi if your VDRL and TPHA both are positive then it is diagnostic of syphilis which is a sexually transmitted disease . It's caused by Treponema pallidum, a spirochete. It can be treated by Benzathine Penicillin. Visit your doctor for further follow up. You have also not mentioned much of the clinical details. After a clinical history and detailed examination doctor will be able to tell you about stage of the disease. After starting the treatment VDRL will be repeated at particular intervals in order to see whether the treatment is working. The titres of VDRL should decrease once the treatment is started.
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Hi if your VDRL and TPHA both are positive then it is diagnostic of syphilis which is a sexually transmitted disease . It s caused by Treponema pallidum, a spirochete. It can be treated by Benzathine Penicillin. Visit your doctor for further follow up. You have also not mentioned much of the clinical details. After a clinical history and detailed examination doctor will be able to tell you about stage of the disease. After starting the treatment VDRL will be repeated at particular intervals in order to see whether the treatment is working. The titres of VDRL should decrease once the treatment is started.