Syphilis Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are communicable diseases that are spread from person to person. Of the 22-25 recognized STDs, syphilis is the most dangerous. Syphilis has many symptoms that can be prevented and treated even after they go away. Symptoms appear 10 to 90 days after having sexual intercourse with an infected person. The symptoms are categorized into four stages, the primary stage, the secondary stage, the latent stage, and the neurosyphilis stage. The primary stage …showed first 75 words of 437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 437 total…treatment very early. If not treated, syphilis can cause many harmful diseases that can be life threatening to both males and females. These diseases include heart disease, blindness, paralysis, and insanity. Syphilis indeed is the most harmful and deadly STD. It is highly contagious to those who have sexual intercourse and if not treated, the outcomes are definitely fatal. Those who are abstinent can be 100 percent certain that they will not get this horrible disease.