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Syphilis
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Is a sexually transmitted infection (STI).The  incubation period after infection is  about 3 weeks, primary syphilis is often a small, round, firm ulcer called a chancre, lymph glands are often swollen around the area. Secondary syphilis is characterized by a non-itchy skin rash on the palms of your hands and soles of your feet, other symptoms include sore throat, general tiredness, headache, and swollen lymph glands. The latent and tertiary periods happen maybe years after which involve almost every and any part of your body. It can also be passed from mother to child during pregnancy causing congenital syphilis.

 

 

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