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Syphilis: How Can I Reduce My Risk of Getting Syphilis?

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause long-term complications if not treated correctly, with symptoms divided into primary, secondary, latent, and late stages. It can be spread through sexual activity or from mother to child, but risk can be reduced by abstaining from sex, having a single monogamous partner, or properly using latex condoms.

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Syphilis: How Can I Reduce My Risk of Getting Syphilis?

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause long-term complications if not treated correctly, with symptoms divided into primary, secondary, latent, and late stages. It can be spread through sexual activity or from mother to child, but risk can be reduced by abstaining from sex, having a single monogamous partner, or properly using latex condoms.

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Syphilis

What is syphilis?
Syphilis is an STD that can cause long-term
complications if not treated correctly.
Symptoms in adults are divided into stages.
These stages are primary, secondary, latent,
and late syphilis.

Syphilis can be spread through sexual


activity, or from a mother to an unborn
child.

How can I reduce my risk of


getting syphilis?
Be inactive sexually, be with a
monogamous partner, wear latex
condoms the proper way.

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