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Syphilis: All you need to know about causes, symptoms and treatment

Since the late 1980s as HIV AIDS emerged as a threat to public health sexually transmitted diseases became a widely discussed subject. Syphilis is a common type of sexually transmitted infection whose symptoms vary from person to person. The most common symptom is an ulcer or boils on the affected area, which is caused by treponema pallidum bacteria. The size of boils ranges from the size of a pimple to a centimetre wide.