The forces pulling down and pulling up can be said to be in balance. Floating objects. Take a look at this log floating on a pool of water. It is floating because the weight of the log is balanced by the upthrust from the water.
All signs and symptoms of the second stage of syphilis will disappear without treatment between three weeks and nine months, but the infection will still be present in the body. Latent Syphilis. The latent stage of syphilis, which occurs after the symptoms of secondary syphilis have disappeared, can last anywhere from a few years to up to 50 years. There are no symptoms in this stage and, after about two years, you may cease to be contagious.
Symptoms for the secondary stage of syphilis usually appear 2-8 weeks after first sore. Most people with syphilis get their second wave of symptoms anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks after the first chancre forms. This secondary stage of infection is the second of four stages. 33% of people who don't treat primary stage syphilis with antibiotics stay infected with secondary stage for up to a year.