Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease caused by the syphilis spirochete that invades multiple systems, and its transmission routes mainly include sexual contact, mother-to-child transmission, and other transmission.
1. Sexual contact transmission: unprotected sexual contact with syphilis patients, such as vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, etc.; when sharing sex toys with infected people, the skin and mucous membranes are prone to small breaks, and the virus can invade from the broken parts.
2. Mother-to-child transmission: Syphilis spirochetes can be passed from pregnant women to their babies through the placenta and umbilical vein; during labor, when the newborn passes through the birth canal, it can also be infected due to wiping of the head, shoulder, etc.; if there are syphilitic lesions around the nipples of the mothers, it can be transmitted to the babies by contact during breastfeeding.
3. Other transmission: the blood of syphilis patients within three days of refrigeration, there is also a certain degree of contagiousness, if normal people enter the blood can also be infected with syphilis; some people and syphilis patients share needles for injecting medicines, sharing razors, etc., can also be infected; there are also a small number of people, broken skin and mucous membranes come into contact with objects with syphilis spirochetes, can also be infected.
In daily life, we should pay attention to avoid the above high-risk factors, avoid risky sex, develop good hygiene habits, avoid sharing hand towels, razors and other items, once infected with syphilis, need to go to the hospital in time;