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Syphilis
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What to Watch For:
1st Stage:
-Symptoms show up 3-12 weeks after having sex.
-A painless, open sore or sores
appears on the mouth or
sex organs.
-Sore lasts 1-5 weeks.
-Sore goes away, but you still have syphilis.
2nd Stage:
-Symptoms show up 1 week – 6 months after sore
heals.
-A rash anywhere on the body.
-Flu-like feelings.
-Rash and flu-like feelings go away, but you still
have syphilis.
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How Do You Get This STD?
- Spread during vaginal, anal and oral sex with
someone who has Syphilis.
What Happens if You Don’t Get Treated?
- You can give HIV to your sexual
partner(s).
- A mother with syphilis can give it to her baby
during pregnancy or child birth. the mother could have a
miscarriage or the baby could be still born.
- Can cause heart disease, brain damage, blindness
and death.
For more information, contact your
medical provider or the Oklahoma City-County Health Department 425-4430 .
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