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Territorial Department of Health
Campaign Against Venereal
Disease
Syphilis is a disease which
’does not respect any age, sex,
race or social class. It has inflict
ed misery and death for hun
dreds of years; in past centuries,
because no one—not even physic
ians—knew the nature of the dis
ease or how to cure it; and in
this present age, because the
(knowledge which science has at
tained for its prevention and
treatment is not generally ap
plied.
The fight Bgainst syphilis is
hampered because the nature of
the disease has prevented open
warfare against it. It can be
stamped out only if the facts
about it are known and used to
prevent its spread and to secure
prompt treatment for its vic
tims. Every man and woman and
every adolescent boy and girl
should be acquainted with the
seriousness of the syphilis men
ance, the manner in which this
disease is spread, what is symp
toms are and how it may be
cured.
The Prevalence of Syphilis
On good evidence it is believ
ed that syphilis strikes at about
one in every 20 persons—or 5%
at all the men. women and child
ren in the United States. More
are infected in some localities,
less in others. While the prev
alence of syphilis varies greatly
with the race, age, location and
customs of the individuals stud
ied, these figures mean that there
are now in the United States
about 6,300,00^ individuals who
have been attacked by syphilis.
This number includes both old J
and new infections. Approximate
ly 500,000 people a year seek
treatment for syphilis for the j
first time. In addition an un- j
known number of infectious cas;
es go untreated. A large propor-1
tion of these untreated infected
persons are an unrestrained men
ace in the community because
they are not taking precautions
against spreading their infec
tions. Many are attempting self
medication or are going to ad
vertising quacks — measures
which are useless and even detri
mental to the patient and to all
with whom he come in contact.
What Causes Syphilis
Syphilis is caused by a germ
called trepinema pallida, which
' may enter the body at any point
through the skin or mucous mem
! branes. The moist mucous mem
! branes of the lips, mouth, nose,
throat and genital organs are par
; ticularly susceptible, and the or
Iganism can penetrate even
| though there is no perceptible \
break in these tissues.
How Syphilis Is Spread
i Communicable disease germs
are carried from the sick to the
well in various ways. In typhoid
fever the water, the milk, the
housefly or the healthy human
carrier is usually responsible, In
yellow fever it is a mosquito; in
bubonic plague it is a rodent flea.
In the case of venereal disease
the germs are spread by people
who are already infected. Most
leases of syphilis are acquired
1 during sexual intercourse. How
■ever, many cases come from con
I tact with other sources of infec
tion.
Syphilis may be passed from
one person to another by kiss
ing. Occasionally it may be ac
quired by contact with an ob
ject recently soiled with dis
charges which contain living
syphilis germs. Common drink
ing cups and towels, pipes, and
articles which are used where
sanitary precautions are not tak
en are among the sources of in
fection discovered in certain cas
es. Fortunately, infection from
such sources is comparatively
rare because, while it is easily
killed outside the body by dry
ing in ordinary air, exposure to
sunlight or soap and water, and
by such sanitary measures as are
practiced by careful and well
informed individuals.
Congenital Syphilis
A pregnant syphilitic woman j
may infect her unborn child; in
fact, she is almost sure to do so
if she is not treated during preg
nancy. A large proportion of the
children of untreated syphilitic
mothers are born dead, and
many born alive die in early in I
fancy. Those who survive may ■
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STEAMER Seattle Seward Seward Seattle
Mt. McKINLEY . Dec 9 Dec 15 Dec 15 Dec 21
YUKON . Dec 10 Dec 22 Dec 22 Dec 28
Mt. McKINLEY . Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 29 Jan 4
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suffer all the destructive effects
of the disease —defective bodies
or minds, blindness, deafness
and other serious results—if they
are not properly treated. For
tunately, through timely and ade
quate treatment of the woman
during her pregnancy, the child
can be given a 90 percent chance
of being born health and free of
the disease. Recent statistical re
ports reveal that if a syphilitic
woman is treated by a qualified
physician before the fifth month
of her pregnancy, she will pro
bably give birth to a normal and
noninfected child. Every preg
nant woman should insist on
blood tests as part of the gen
eral examination and prenatal
care given her by her phys'eian.
There is a record of one fam
ily of six children in which ev
ery child was afflicted with what
W3S supposed to be tuberculosis.
Upon investigation however it
was found that the mother had
syphilis and that she had been
infected by her husband. The
children were suffering from this
disease and not from tubercul
osis. Under treatment the child
! ren improved. Understanding on
| he part of the parents m ght
have prevented the infection of
the children or at least have giv
n them a better chance for cure
! through early treatment.
Another of these articles by
'the Territorial Department of
i Health wi.l appear in an early
i issue.
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