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When untreated, syphilis can turn into tertiary syphilis. The long term effects include damage to the brain, liver, eyes, heart, blood vessels, bones, and joints. A person can even be paralyzed by syphilis.

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The effects of syphilis on newborns can be dangerous. Some effects can include, blindness, deafness, enlarged liver and spleen, severe jaundice, bone damage, and rashes. If a baby is born from a woman with untreated syphilis, there is even a possibility the baby can be stillborn.

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Syphilis can be treated. Treatment for syphilis includes penicillin and antibiotics.

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Syphilis is an STI caused by a pathogen called treponema pallidum. A person can contract it by direct contact of a syphilis sore called a chancre. Chancres can be present on the penis or vagina, as well as, really, anywhere on your body. This includes your mouth. There are different stages of syphilis, so symptoms of syphilis vary depending on which stage someone is in. Some symptoms of syphilis are painless ulcers or sores in your groin, wart like growths on genitals, vaginal discharge, weight loss, fatigue, rash on soles of feet and hands.

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bacteria that causes syphilis