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If not treated, the signs of syphilis will come and go over years. But regardless, the infection will still be in your body and can lead to serious permanent problems like damage to the nerves and large vessels near the heart

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If not treated, the signs of syphilis will come and go over years. But regardless, the infection will still be in your body and can lead to serious permanent problems like damage to the nerves and large vessels near the heart

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When diagnosed and treated in its early stages, syphilis is easy to cure. The preferred treatment at all stages is penicillin, an antibiotic medication that can kill the organism that causes syphilis. If you're allergic to penicillin, your doctor may suggest another antibiotic or recommend penicillin desensitization

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When diagnosed and treated in its early stages, syphilis is easy to cure. The preferred treatment at all stages is penicillin, an antibiotic medication that can kill the organism that causes syphilis. If you're allergic to penicillin, your doctor may suggest another antibiotic or recommend penicillin desensitization

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Approximately 40% of babies born to women with untreated syphilis can be stillborn or die from the infection as a newborn. Babies born with congenital syphilis can have bone damage, severe anemia, enlarged liver and spleen, jaundice, nerve problems causing blindness or deafness, meningitis, or skin rashes.

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Approximately 40% of babies born to women with untreated syphilis can be stillborn or die from the infection as a newborn. Babies born with congenital syphilis can have bone damage, severe anemia, enlarged liver and spleen, jaundice, nerve problems causing blindness or deafness, meningitis, or skin rashes.

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Syphilis is a highly contagious infection that’s mostly spread through sexual activity, including oral and anal sex.
During 2019, there were 129,813 reported new diagnoses of syphilis.

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Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum

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Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum

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Within the first 10 - 90 days after exposure people see one or more sores called chancres. They’re usually small, painless ulcers. They happen on your genitals, on your anus or rectum, or in or around your mouth.

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6 weeks to 6 months after you’re exposed. It may last 1 to 3 months. People with secondary syphilis usually get a rosy "copper penny" rash on the palms of their hands and soles of their feet. They may also have different rashes on other parts of their body. These may look like rashes caused by other diseases. People may have moist, wart-like lesions in their groin, white patches on the inside of their mouth, swollen lymph glands, fever, hair loss, and weight loss.

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If the infection isn't treated, it may move on to a stage marked by severe problems with your heart, brain, and nerves. You could become paralyzed, blind, or deaf, or get dementia or impotence. It can even be deadly.

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Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium with various subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel, and yaws. It is transmitted only amongst humans. It is a helically coiled microorganism usually 6–15 μm long and 0.1–0.2 μm wide.

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Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium with various subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel, and yaws. It is transmitted only amongst humans. It is a helically coiled microorganism usually 6–15 μm long and 0.1–0.2 μm wide.