Why do patients with syphilis require strict medical follow ups? Because Syphilis need to be totally irradicated. Incomplete treatment will lead to resistance. It has the capacity to lay dormant for as long as 30 years before coming back as end stage Tertiary Syphilis. #Syphilis
There are countries where chancroid is almost unheard of. In PH, this disease is still fairly common. Men are the usual patients, but women are often the sources of infection. During its early stage, chancroid is easy to cure. Failure of treatment is often due to co infections
You do not have to be promiscuous to get HIV. That nice person you are dating, can give you HIV. Know your facts. HIV does not discriminate #HIVPH#CaduceusMedica#STDClinicPH#HIVFacts
We treat warts even if you have existing infectious co morbidity like HIV. The same CAN’T be said to other clinics and hospitals #CaduceusMedica#HPV#HIV#STDClinicPH
Asymptomatic Viral shedding is most frequent in patients with HSV2 infection than HSV1, and is most pronounced on the first 12 months upon acquiring the disease. #herpes#genitalherpes#STDClinicPH#CaduceusMedica
The draw back for CtNg Assay is the running time. It takes 14 days for results to come back from the lab as compared to only 3 days for GS/CS, both of which could diagnose Chlamydia and Gonorrhea accurately. #CaduceusMedica#STDUpdates#STDClinicPH
This has promise. If it gets finalized, this will be the next best thing after Truvada. A generic counterpart that is way, way more affordable than Truvada itself. #HIVPH#HIVPreP#CaduceusMedica#doctors
Pregnant women with syphilis can infect their unborn child. More than 50% of babies with congenital syphilis die shortly after birth. Some will develop severe medical complications including gross physical deformities #syphilis#CaduceusMedica#STDPH
With the epic failure of the condom campaign in the prevention of HIV, why won’t DOH innovate? How about instead of distributing condoms, you distribute Truvada? :D #HIVPH#TruvadaPH#CaduceusMedica
Ang hotline po ng Caduceus Medica ay bukas 24 oras, pero ito po ay para sa scheduling lamang. Hindi po sinasagot dito ang mga tanung na pang medical. Salamat po. #CaduceusMedica