[header] How to treat syphilis [title] Recognize the early symptoms of syphilis. [step] If you think you have syphilis, then you will need to seek a diagnosis and medical treatment. Syphilis has multiple stages with different types of symptoms. 
These symptoms may come and go, but it doesn't mean the disease is gone unless you have been treated. In the later stages, you may have no symptoms of syphilis itself but instead suffer from severe effects such as brain, liver, nerve, and bone damage.