About one-third of cases of latent syphilis progress to tertiary syphilis. Tertiary syphilis â In this stage, syphilis bacteria can cause severe damage to many different internal organs, including the brain and spinal cord. It usually begins within 10 years of infection and can end in death.
Habitat. African lions live in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa. They wander a territory of 100 square miles (259 square kilometers), according to National Geographic. This territory consists of scrub, grasslands or open woodlands.
Lions live for approximately 10-14 years in the wild, while in captivity they can live to 25 years. Male lions only live about 10 years in the wild. Females live a little longer. About 16 years in the wild and about 25 to 30 years in captivity. Depends on the species of lion and where they live.