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About 40% of babies who are born to a mother with untreated Treponema pallidum can be still born or die. Babies who are born with Treponema pallidum can have bone damage, enlarged liver and spleen, nerve problems causing blindness and deafness, skin rashes and jaundice.

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Syphilis is treated with antibiotics and penicillin. When diagnosed early 90 to 100% of people have success. Past partners should always be conntacted to inform them to get tested.

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Untreated syphilis can lead to damage to the brain, nerve, eye, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones and joints. You also have a higher chance of getting HIV and passing it onto other people.

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2011 compared to 2020 the number of reported cases has dramatically increased.  This can be seen as good and bad. These case may have always been out there but, it could be spreading more.

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Syphilis through different stages if left untreated

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Syphilis through different stages if left untreated

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Men who sleep with men are at the highest risk. Women in general are second most likely.

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Symptoms occur in 3 stages. The first stage is minor such as headaches, fatigue and skin ulcers. Stage 2 is weight loss, rashes, fever, and discharge. Stage 3 can be psychotic disorders, internal bleeding, respiratory failure, and damage to internal organs.