A monkeypox rash can take the form of pimples or blisters. The rash looks similar to other illnesses, like genital herpes and syphilis.

These symptoms may go unnoticed because the lesion (s) may be in an unseen area of the body, and the rash could be faint. Untreated syphilis can damage your brain, nerves, eyes, blood vessels ...

The first stage (primary syphilis) often presents as a painless sore on the area where the germs entered the body, such as the genitals, anus, or mouth ...

The rash usually heals within two months on its own without scarring. The rash indicates the person is highly infectious and the disease has spread through the body.

"You get a rash on the bottom of their feet and on the palms of their hands that's got brown circles and they can have alopecia, which means balding spots on their head or they can have a body rash ...

Syphilis is a treatable sexually transmitted infection. It often causes sores, rashes, and if left untreated, can lead to dementia and even blindness. Without care, pregnant women can pass on the ...

While syphilis is easily curable with antibiotics, it can cause irreparable damage when left untreated. The infection would live in the human body through four stages.

Rashes could easily resemble other diseases, so, again, it's important to stay on top of anything unusual that happens to your body by talking to a doctor.

If someone walks into a clinic with a rash, in other words, it's probably something like poison ivy. Unless, as is increasingly the case, it’s secondary-stage syphilis.

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