What is the difference between gonorrhea and syphilis?

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We know that many friends in our life will be troubled by STDs, especially those who don't pay much attention to their private life. We should be more careful because many STDs are very harmful and need a lot of time to be treated. Gonorrhea and syphilis are the two most common STDs. Some people are familiar with these diseases, but when they are treated, Some patients are afraid to see people, will go to a small clinic, which may affect the effect of treatment, so what is the difference between gonorrhea and syphilis? Now let's talk about it.

What is the difference between gonorrhea and syphilis?

First of all, gonorrhea is the abbreviation of gonococcal urethritis, and it is also a sexually transmitted disease. The pathogen is diplococcus gonorrhoeae, which can only harm human beings, but not infect other animals. It is usually transmitted by sexual intercourse, and sometimes indirectly transmitted by contaminated clothes or bedding.

There is syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum systemic chronic infectious disease, and the onset of this disease is slow, the course of disease is particularly long, the scope of damage is also very wide, early mainly invasion of skin and mucous membrane, late will invade many organs, especially the heart and brain.

There is also early syphilis, if given enough anti plum treatment, can be completely cured, if not treated, it will occur late syphilis, Treponema pallidum into the body, in the skin and submucosal reproduction, at the same time, along the lymphatic vessels into the nearby lymph nodes, after a period of incubation period of inflammatory reaction.

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Finally, we want to say that syphilis is more serious than gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a urogenital infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse and occasionally through indirect contact. It can not only cause male urethritis, female cervix or urethritis, but also cause bacteremia through blood dissemination. In addition, syphilis is also a very harmful venereal disease, Mainly through sexual intercourse or from the mother through the placenta.