Syphilis is a serious sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterial Treponema pallidum. It is often been referred to as "the great imitator" because so many of the signs and symptoms are similar to those of other diseases. The time between infection with syphilis and the start of the first symptom can range from 10-90 days. Stages of syphilis are very distinct they include primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and late syphilis. The …showed first 75 words of 609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 609 total…condoms. A person can protect themselves from contracting syphilis by avoiding contact with infectious sores and other infected tissues and body fluids of the infected individual. Unlike viral STDs such as genital warts, syphilis can be cured since it is a bacteria. Syphilis is usually treated with penicillin or other antibiotics. In all stages of syphilis, proper treatment will cure the disease, but in late syphilis, damage already done to body organs cannot be reversed.