... 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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... 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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