Syphilis Cause Syphilis is caused by a bacterium Treponema pallidum Transmission It is transmitted almost exclusively through sexual intercourse Diagnosis/Treatment Syphilis is diagnosed by a chancre sore that is highly infectious that usually last 4 to 5 weeks. The second stage has a variety of symptoms including rash, sore throat, bone and joint soreness and patchy hair loss which lasts 2 to 6 weeks. ... Aids is caused by the HIV virus that attacks the helper T cells in the immune system that cause people to lose the ability to fight off a variety of infections that normally wou...

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Unlike the pill that has to be taken everyday at the same time, the patch should be applied once a week one the same day of the week for three consecutive weeks for the month. ... HIV and AIDS attack the immune system in your body. ...

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HIV is a lentivirus that attacks the immune system, since it's discovery over 76 million people have been infected and 39 million people have died. After being infected with HIV/AIDS for 2-4 weeks, you may begin to experience flu-like symptoms called ARS (acute retroviral syndrome). ...

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Though many infected with chlamydia have no symptoms, if symptoms do develop, they will usually appear one to three weeks after infection. ... HIV attacks certain white blood cells called T cells, an important part of the body's defense system, thereby damaging the immune system until a person is no longer capable of fighting off infections. ... The end-stage symptoms of HIV occur when the HIV virus has so totally damaged the immune system that it begins to fail. ...

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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Disease. ... Some even speculate that such individuals may be rare examples of those who are immune to the effects of the virus, but this remains speculation. ... Auto transfusion involves the patient storing their own blood a couple of weeks prior to their own surgery, to be used during the surgery if needed. ...

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