In the secondary stage whose symptoms and signs occur after a period of one to six months of the initial stage (usually six to eight weeks), and the symptoms and signs are a rash to red to pink color spread throughout most of the body and also affects mucous membranes, It is symmetric in the hemispheres and is not accompanied by itching or pain, accompanied by this rash general swelling and painless lymph nodes.
The shape and color of the skin rash varies on the mucous membranes of the urinary system, the mouth and the tongue, as it is tilted to the whiteness with ulcers and the release of certain secretions filled with syphilis. These ulcers are highly contagious because they contain syphilis bacteria.
This rash may be accompanied by general and mild symptoms such as fatigue, stress, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, fever and pain in the joints.
It is also worth noting that this stage is characterized by the possibility of infection, cauliflower and this is due to the multiple locations of skin and mucous membranes and the method of infection with sexual contact with the injured or directly contact or contact the places of ulcers or using contaminated tools. In this case, the disease may be transmitted under certain conditions to the family members, especially to the wife and children. Sometimes we encounter children with syphilis as a result of infection from one of the parents. This may cause serious complications to the liver, heart, joints and nervous system. Physical disabilities.