Hard cancer is a small lesion that can occur in the genitals or area, indicating infection with the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which is the microorganism responsible for syphilis.
The onset of hard cancer is the first stage of the disease, called primary syphilis, and often goes unnoticed because it does not cause pain or discomfort and is often located in the anus or vagina, without being displayed.
- Hard cancer is a highly infectious injury because it has a lot of bacteria in place and therefore unprotected sex promotes transmission of this bacteria.
- Therefore.
- It is important that it is identified and treated.
- Because in this way it can prevent transmission to another person and the proliferation of bacteria and their spread in the body.
- Giving rise to the most serious forms of the disease.
Hard cancer usually occurs 10 to 20 days after contact with the bacteria, which occurs orally or sexually without a condom. Thus, hard cancer can appear in the mouth, anus, penis or vagina depending on how it has been infected and can be identified with the following characteristics:
In men, hard cancer can be more easily identified because most of the time it appears on the penis, but in the case of women, identifying hard cancer is more difficult because it usually appears on the small lips and wall of the vagina.
In addition, the identification of hard cancer is hindered by the fact that it disappears naturally after 4 to 5 weeks, without leaving scars or resulting in the appearance of other signs or symptoms. However, the disappearance of hard cancer is not a sign of a cure for the disease, but the bacteria spread throughout the body and can cause other symptoms to appear as it develops. Learn more about syphilis.
Because it doesn’t hurt or cause discomfort, hard cancer is most often identified during routine gynecological or urological exams, where during the physical exam, your doctor identifies the presence of a small pink lump or red ulcer in the genital area.
To confirm that this is a hard cancer, your doctor may scratch the wound to assess the presence of the bacteria at the site or order a syphilis test, known as VDRL, indicating whether or not a Treponema pallidum infection exists. and how high the bacteria is in the body. Understand how VDRL is created and how to understand the result.
The treatment of hard cancer is done by injections of penicillin, the dose and duration of which should be recommended by the doctor according to the results of the tests. It is important that during and after treatment, the person undergoes syphilis screening to see if the treatment is effective. See more details on treating syphilis
To prevent the onset of hard cancer, it is necessary to reduce the risk of contact with the bacterium Treponema pallidum and, for this, it is important that condoms are used during sex, even in the absence of penetration. This is because hard cancer is highly contagious and therefore bacteria can be easily transmitted from person to person.
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