The difference between male herpes and syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum infection. Herpes is normally genital herpes, which is a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus infection. The pathogens of the two are not the same, and there are differences in clinical manifestations, mainly the hard chancre of primary syphilis and herpes. The skin lesions of primary syphilis chancre are characterized by an inflammatory papule that grows on the male genital area without feeling. Within a few days, it will turn into a induration, and then necrosis can occur on the surface, forming a single or several ulcers, which are not painful. Itch, the boundary is very clear, and it has cartilage-like hardness to the touch. The skin lesions of herpes are clusters of small blisters that can erode after a few days, then scab heals, and there are normal symptoms of itching and burning pain. Of course, the most reliable way to identify, or through blood syphilis antibodies, and local lesions in herpes simplex virus DNA to distinguish.