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Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painless sore. It develops in stages and its symptoms varies with each stage. Like most STIs, it is spread through unprotected sexual intercourse and can be spread to a baby if the mother is infected. 

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Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painless sore. It develops in stages and its symptoms varies with each stage. Like most STIs, it is spread through unprotected sexual intercourse and can be spread to a baby if the mother is infected. 

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A bacterium called Treponema pallidum

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painless ulcers
sores
vaginal discharge
wart-like growths on genitals
skin rashes
mouth ulcers
rash on palms and soles of feet
swollen lymph nodes

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There are 3 stages of syphilis: Primary stage, Secondary stage, and tertiary stage. Syphilis can be treated but not cured. This means that it lives in your bloodstream forever once contracted. Treatments include antibiotics such as penicillin.

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Stillbirth
Preterm birth
Newborn death
Inflammation of bones causing difficulty in moving
Enlarged lymph nodes, liver, and spleen
Blindness
Deafness

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Brain Damage
Nerve Damage (Neurosyphilis)
Damage to eyes, heart, liver, as well as many other internal organs which can ultimately lead to death