Syphilis, a venereal disease, spreads through sexual contact or from mother to child in the womb. Early symptoms include small sores in the genital region that may heal, only to be replaced by an all-over rash, more sores, swol...
Two sexually transmitted disease, AIDS and syphilis, can cause serious health problems. A bacterium called Treponema pallidum causes syphilis, while AIDS results from the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. AIDS does not have...
General paresis is a neurological condition that causes damage to the nerve endings in the brain. There is only one cause of general paresis, and that's if you have an untreated syphilis infection. In fact, general paresis only...
There is only one way to contract neurosyphilis, and that's by letting a syphilis infection go untreated for as long as 15 to 20 years. In this day and age, syphilis can be easily treated through the use of common antibiotics, ...
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria called Treponema pallidum. More than 36,000 cases were reported in the United States in 2006. Rates are highest in women aged 20 to 24 years of age and men ages 35 ...