Sipilis disease crawls in the state of Australia

In the last six years, six babies have died of syphilis.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, QUEENSLAND – Syphilis disease was a scary epidemic a few centuries ago, and now in Australia again. In fact, the disease has killed babies in the state of Queensland.

In the past six years, six babies have died of syphilis, a badually transmitted disease that had almost disappeared in the early 2000s.

In 2008, two cases were found in Queensland. Today, 10 years later, more than 1,100 cases have been registered by residents, with the addition of 200 new cases each year.

The number of patients continues to increase despite the available drugs that are penicillin, easy to obtain and effective at killing bacteria. 19659003] Dr. Darren Russell working in a clinic in the city of Cairns, about 1680 km from the Queensland capital, Brisbane, said the situation could now be described as "uncontrollable" with regard to the epidemic syphilis. "So almost perishing, this syphilis is now one of the biggest epidemics of recent years." "

" Here we have good test equipment, good care, but we still can not prevent their spread. "

" I am worried that this is still spreading. "

How could it spread? [19659011] The epidemic began from the indigenous community of the Doomadgee tribe, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, in 2011 with the emergence of several cases.At that time, funds for badual health services to across Queensland were cut by the government of Prime Minister Campbell Newman.Health workers say the opportunity to completely eliminate bacteria can not be achieved.

The number of cases is increasing rapidly and not can not be controlled due to the habit of the aborigines who travel a lot.The epidemic then spread to various parts of Queensland, in the Northern Territory and South Australia and Western Australia.

Health workers say that the measures taken to eradicate this disease are several years late. Aboriginal Ken Wyatt. It takes at least five years from the beginning of the epidemic for the state and the Australian federal governments to provide special funds to deal with the syphilis outbreak.

In 2016, the Queensland Government under Minister Anastasia Palaszczuk pledged $ 15.7 million Australian syphilis awareness as well as clinical trials. Now, the outbreak is very dangerous for pregnant women, who will pbad the infection to the baby that it contains.

"The infant mortality rate is 50% under these circumstances." says Dr. Russell

"And when the baby is born alive, there is a risk of long-term problems such as blindness, deafness and brain damage."

Blood tests for the presence of these bacteria are highly recommended. According to a health worker who takes care of the Neville Reys abortionist, blood tests and treatments are often hampered by shame and stigma. "It's almost like a taboo and people do not want to admit that syphilis is a shame factor here."

"Syphilis can not be detected for six months before we can see its reaction, and during this time, a person can have many badual behaviors, so that the outbreak can spread easily."