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The pathogen that causes Syphilis is called Treponema Pallidum.

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Syphilis has four stages: Primary stage, Secondary stage, Latent stage, and Tertiary stage.

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Primary Stage- a painless sore called a Chancre appears on the genitals, anus, or mouth usually healing in 3-6 weeks. The sore goes away, but the disease does not.

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Secondary Stage- a non itchy rash appears on the palms of hands and/or soles of feet

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Latent Sage- This is the dormant stage that could last for years to decades. You could also see flare ups during this stage.

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Tertiary Stage- most severe stage that can occur years after the initial diagnosis. Symptoms include seizures, memory problems, heart failure, aneurysm, joint pain, feeling of pins and needles, ulcers on skin

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Any stage of Syphilis can be treated with Penicillin. This is the best treatment because it will kill the virus causing Syphilis.

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Leaving syphilis untreated can cause severe health complications such as brain damage, heart damage, blindness, deafness, and even death.

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Syphilis has many effects on newborns. Some include: saber shin, paralyzed arms or legs, seizures, blindness, deafness, rashes, jaundice, enlarged liver or spleen, developmental delays

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-Syphilis first came to the United States during Christopher Columbus' expedition

-Syphilis can lead to having a still-birth

-Having Syphilis makes it much easier to give and get HIV

-There were more than 200,000 cases of Syphilis in the U.S in 2022, an 80% increase since 2018