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to a stumbling gait, and symptoms of that kind;
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to ataxia, which means the stumbling gait.
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It also leads, in this phase,
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to cardiovascular disease, often to insanity and dementia,
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to general paralysis, and to death.
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So, tertiary syphilis can be the cause of death.
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What were--if that's what the disease looked like--
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what were some of its effects on society?
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Well, because of its mode of transmission,
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syphilis was associated with terrible social effects,
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with anxiety, guilt, pain, broken relationships,
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breakdowns in trust within families, infertility among women.