Does the transmission of syphilis include mother to child transmission? What are the preventive measures for syphilis

Syphilis is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Treponema pallidum virus. It often occurs first in the external genitals, and then through the transmission of lymph and blood, systemic symptoms occur, because of which there are many clinical symptoms and signs. Syphilis can remain asymptomatic in the human body for many years. If not detected and treated in a timely manner, some patients may develop into advanced stages, and in severe cases, it may even cause damage to the nervous and cardiovascular systems, endangering life.

Understand the basic knowledge of syphilis and effectively prevent its infection and spread.

1. The transmission route of syphilis

Syphilis patients are the only source of infection, and there are three main ways of transmission:

1) Sexual contact transmission: The main route of transmission, accounting for about 95% or even more.

2) Vertical transmission: If a pregnant woman has syphilis, the syphilis virus can infect the fetus in the abdomen through the placenta or umbilical vein, thus causing the fetus to be infected in the uterus of the pregnant woman. This is congenital syphilis.

3) Bloodborne infection: Infection caused by the blood of an imported syphilis patient. Indirect contact infection: Contact with underwear, underwear, blankets, towels, razors, bath towels, bathtubs, toilets, etc. contaminated with patient secretions as infection media, but the chances of infection are rare.

2. Prevention of syphilis

1) Sexual transmission is the main mode of transmission. If you have a history of unsafe sexual contact, you should immediately go to the hospital for syphilis serum testing and early detection and treatment.

2) Indirect contact infection with syphilis is very rare, but in some public places, such as avoiding going to public bathrooms, using sitting toilets in public restrooms, and mixing with towels or potted plants from others.

3) Pay attention to tracking the patient's sexual partner, but anyone who has had sexual contact with a syphilitic patient (whether it is a spouse or sexual partner) should go to the hospital for examination or necessary treatment, and never engage in sexual activity until cured.

4) For the prevention of congenital syphilis, it is necessary to strengthen the serological screening of syphilis among women of childbearing age and pregnant women. For pregnant women who may carry syphilis, timely preventive treatment should be carried out to prevent unmarried men and women with syphilis from infecting the fetus in the womb. They are not allowed to marry until they are cured.

5) For patients receiving standardized treatment, regular follow-up and observation of serum should be conducted.

6) If blood transfusion is required, the transfusion unit needs to provide a test certificate of the blood transfusion to prevent unnecessary trouble from occurring.