Overview
Bacterial infection that progresses through stages if untreated: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary.
Symptoms
Stage 1: Painless sore (chancre)
Stage 2: Rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes
Stage 3: Damage to organs
Prevention
How to Protect Yourself
Condoms (but sores can be outside protected area)
Regular testing
Monogamy
Partner treatment
Potential Complications
Neurosyphilis
Cardiovascular syphilis
Gummas (soft tumor-like growths)
Blindness
Paralysis
Dementia