| Nonvirual Curable Diseases |
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Syphilis |
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New Cases per year: About 1,500,000 |
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Consequences: |
| Men and women risk serious damage to body organs, as well as mental illness, and run a greater risk of HIV infection if they are exposed. |
| Unborn and newborn babies may suffer stillbirth or neonatal death, active syphilis, and damage to the heart, brain or eyes. |