... lead to him contracting syphilis which is a chronic infectious disease transmitted through sexual intercourse, the symptoms are fevers, hair loss and skin eruptions, and when left to long can lead to neurosyphilis, which is and infection of the brain or spinal cord. It is quite frequent for the symptoms to go away making you think, there's nothing wrong. The syphilis caught up to Capone ... in his older days. In 1938 he served the rest of his sentence in a prison hospital until he was released in ... 1939. During his final years he had the mental capacity of a 12 year old. His wife too...

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... if not treated enters a latent stage, in which no symptoms occur. The latent stage may last for years, decades or for the rest of the person's life. During the tertiary stage or the stage the symptoms range from mild to devastating . Three major types of symptoms may occur: benign tertiary syphilis, cardiovascular syphilis and neurosyphilis. "Benign tertiary is rare today(Human Disease 940)". Lumps ... and can eat away tissue in the nose or mouth, much as leprosy does. Cardiovascular syphilis damages the heart or blood vessels. Neurosyphilis, which affects the nervous system, can cause he...

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... or " pins and needles-; pain and loss of vision due to optic neuritis. Some other less common symptoms may include: tremor; incoordination; slurred speech; sudden onset of paralysis, similar to a stroke; and a decrease in the ability think, reason, and remember. Physicians need to rule out other possibilities such as stroke, neurosyphilis, spinocerevellar ataxias, diabetes, Sjogren's disease, a ... vitamin B-12 deficiency, and other infections before considering MS because there are no definitive tests for this disease. Other symptoms of MS are: Bladder and bowel dysfunction Muscle stiff...

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... . The bacteria can be easily spread through mucous patches on the raised areas, which are called condylomalata. Flu-like symptoms start to occur, and can come and go for years. These symptoms may include a rash (over entire body or just on palms of hands and soles of feet), a sore in the mouth, swollen and painful joints, aching bones, and a mild fever or headache. These ... inside your body, multiplying and attacking internal organs. The latent stage can last from 20 to 30 years. When second stage symptoms completely disappear, the disease is no longer infectious. At this point, the "ru...

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... means.There are two reason why these microbes must be transmitted sexually: [1] these microbes are obligate parasites and under normal circumstances will not survive for any significant period of time outside the body(extremely sensitive to drying). [2] These microbes cannot penetrate the skin(unless through a break in the skin), they can however attach to, ... The Great Imitator" that has been given to syphilis). Manifestations may be benign, or there may be cardiovascular disease(aortic aneurysm),CNS involvement, or a combination of these. Some of the symptoms of neurosyphilis include ...

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... him, yet he told few people of his disability. He conducted much of his business on the telephone because he could hear better using it. As a young man, Hughes evidently contracted syphilis, and in his later years he was plagued with neurosyphilis, which is marked by a degeneration of brain cells that can lead to paranoia and other symptoms. He surrounded himself with aides that ... he trusted, a group of seven Mormons which never left Hughes' side (Howard believed Mormons were more trustworthy) and insisted that nay item handed ... alcohol and tobacco, was forced to take medications to...

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