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Syphilis

Syphilis

Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STDs). Syphilis is spread by direct person-to-person contact and can have unfavorable effects on your body. If left untreated, syphilis can lead to dementia and death. So, this disease can cause serious complications.

Syphilis is treatable with prescribed antibiotics. So, finding the disease early can help health care professionals, like a doctor or nurse, treat you before it is too late. For this reason, it is important to getting tested regularly. As with and other STD, prevention of the disease from occurring at all is the best way to avoid any long-term complication.

Take some time to check out this site on syphilis. It's packed full of information that can give you the background you need to stay free of syphilis. When you're finished surfing the site, you can see how much you've learned by taking our interactive quiz.

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