10 Syphilis Symptoms
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4. Fever
A fever is an increase in body temperature. Usually, the temperature should be above 38⁰C (100.4⁰F) in order to be considered as a fever, but this depends on the site where the temperature is being measured. A fever is usually a response of the body to a threat. By increasing the body’s thermostat set point, we start to shiver to generate heat in order to reach the new temperature that has been set.
Most infectious diseases cause a fever and syphilis is not the exception. It usually appears in the second stage of the disease, also known as secondary syphilis. It may last a few days and it is usually not a very high-grade fever.
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