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Syphilis

What It Is

Symptoms

Long-Term Effects

Treatment

What It Is

Syphilis is a dangerous disease that can affect the whole body.

Syphilis is caused by bacteria (a kind of germ).

You get syphilis by having sex with someone who has it.

Syphilis can be spread by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex, or by kissing someone who has a syphilis sore on their mouth.

You can get tested for syphilis with a simple blood test.

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Symptoms

The signs of syphilis can be so mild that you may never notice them. The first sign is a painless sore, called a chancre (pronounced "shank-er").

This sore can be on or near the vagina, penis, mouth, or anus.

You may not even see or feel the sore because the sore can be in an area of the penis that the man can't see or in an area of the vagina a woman can't see unless the man or woman looked at these areas carefully using a mirror.

It heals by itself even if it is not treated. But you still have syphilis.

After a few weeks or months, you may have some of these signs:

Rash (Painless; can be on palms of hands or soles of feet, or entire body. Goes away in 2-10 weeks.)

Swollen glands

Joint pain

Fever

Hair loss

Sore throat

Headaches

These signs may also go away without treatment, but you still have the disease.

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Long-Term Effects

Syphilis can be cured with medicine. But if you don't get treated, you could:

Pass it on to others.

Have a higher chance of getting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS).

If not treated, over time syphilis can cause serious health problems, such as:

Blindness

Brain damage

Heart disease

Death

If a woman has syphilis while she is pregnant:

Her baby could have birth defects.

Her baby may be born dead.

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Treatment

To cure syphilis:

You must get one or more shots.

You and your partner(s) must be treated.

Get all of the shots you need, even if you feel better.

Do not have sex until you and your partner(s) have finished treatment.

You may need another check up to be sure you are cured.

If you think you may be pregnant, be sure to tell your doctor before you get treated.