Meningitis And Syphilis Are Sexually Transmitted Disease

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These systems have many diseases and infections, whose consequences are terrible ones that lead to death or survive by treatment. One of the diseases of the reproductive system is syphilis which a sexually transmitted disease caused by a type of bacteria, it can affect the vagina, anus, urethra or penis and one disease of the nervous system is meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges,it can be caused by a bacteria or viruses. These diseases are difficult to get out the hands because that depends on how quickly you get to do the treatment and how are your cares. Meningitis and syphilis are diseases that are pandemic because are diseases that if you don’t care you can be easily infected. Also are diseases that today are already irrigated by the whole world and every year are millions of people infected. …show more content…
This way we can save life and can be show to people that it is very important to protect us and protect other people. These are not emerging diseases, it can be said that they are diseases that people pass unnoticed because they may not be very well informed of the disease. But it is a disease that takes time in medicine and everyday try to have an advanced

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