What Is Syphilis?
5. Secondary Syphilis
For a few weeks after the chancre has healed, the patient is unlikely to experience any symptoms. After a few weeks, however, they can develop a rash on the trunk of their body. This rash can then travel to the rest of their body. The patients will also sometimes develop warts in the genitals and around the mouth. The rash is not usually itchy, but the patient will also sometimes experience other symptoms.
These include aches and pains, a fever, swollen lymph nodes, a sore throat, and hair loss. These symptoms will sometimes keep on appearing and disappearing for up to a year. The patient will then go into the latent stage which means they have no symptoms. This can last for years, and symptoms will never return in some cases.
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