General Paresis

What can be done to prevent the disease?

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What are the long-term effects of the disease?

Some of the changes of general paresis are not reversible. The brain itself often becomes damaged. Treatment is important to stop the brain damage at the earliest possible time. Dementia from any cause increases the risk of early death. It also makes a person less able to carry out normal daily activities.

What are the risks to others?

General paresis occurs after many years of a syphilis infection, when the person is no longer contagious.