Letter S

Syphilis, congenital

The third stage of syphilis, in which the syphilis spirochetes infect the brain and other organs of the body.

Dementia is a common outcome.

Tertiary syphilis can develop many years after an initial untreated infection.

The spirochetes can cause extensive damage in the body, sometimes leading to death.

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