In the latent or hidden stage, which may last from a few years to approximately 25 years before the formation of the devastating triple syphilis. This phase is free of symptoms and signs with signs of infection through serological tests.
At this stage, the disease is divided into early latent disease and latent latent disease, and they must be distinguished because the treatment of each stage is very different. The early latent disease is the first year after the disappearance of signs and signs of syphilis primary or secondary with evidence in the laboratory tests and this stage is highly infectious, the latent latent disease is not considered contagious, but women at this stage can transmit her disease to her fetus.
It is worth noting that 50% of patients with latent syphilis will progress
To a late stage, 25% will remain in the underlying stage, and 25% will achieve full recovery.