If left untreated, syphilis infections go through four stages. The first stage is a sore called a chancre. The signs of the second stage are
A. a yellowish-white discharge from the urethra.
B. rash, sore throat, and sores in the mouth
C. very few, with many victims having no symptoms.
D. some nerve damage, loss of some teeth, and perhaps a dimming of color vision.
E. persistence of the chancre and bleeding at the chancre site.
Answer: B
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