Question 1

is there other ways to catch syphilis without having sex?

Accepted Answer

Define sex?: An infant may acquire the disease from its mother during pregnancy. Someone with direct contact to infected syphillus sores in whatever context can acquire the disease. It is not spread in the air like a flu.

Question 2

what the chance of catching syphilis if you had sex once assuming the person have syphilis?

Accepted Answer

Play it safe: There is no way to tell one's chance of catching it during one "encounter." Syphilis is a bacteria spread from one person to another. Each infected person's contagiousness varies during the timeline of her infection, and from other people's. Each person's version of "having sex" varies from time to time, and from other people's. No way to predict the outcome for one individual person in one event.

Question 3

how common is getting syphilis through oral sex? and what other std are passed on through oral sex? is it common to catch std through oral sex?

Accepted Answer

Any STD can be: transmitted through oral sex, including syphilis, if the other person is infected (which they may not know). Gonorrhea, chlamydia and HPV(human papilloma virus) are more common than syphilis these days and can be transmitted this way,  This is why use of condoms for oral sex, as well as anal or vaginal sex is so important.

Question 4

how can i get syphilis apart from sex?

Accepted Answer

Transmission: Syphilis is spread when the bacteria called treponema pallidum enters the body through a break in mucosal membranes or skin (usually sex). Rarely it could be spread with direct non-sexual contact with an active lesion. A baby could become infected in utero or during labor.

Question 5

can people catch syphilis from toilets?

Accepted Answer

Syphilis: no. It can only be transmitted from skin to skin contact

Question 6

is it possible to catch syphilis just by getting massage?

Accepted Answer

: No

Question 7

can a male contract syphilis from a girl from oral sex?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Especially if there are chancres (sores) in the area contact.

Question 8

is it possible to get syphilis and aids through oral sex?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is definitely possible to get syphilis from oral sex. Hiv is more rarely transmitted through unprotected (no condom) oral sex with men, and very rare with oral sex with women. People at risk ar emore likely to have bad gums or sores in their mouths that provide easier entry for the hiv. It is safer to to use condoms (men) or dental dams (women) for oral sex.

Question 9

is it possible for a syphilis chancre to show up 5 months after sex?

Accepted Answer

It is possible : Yes it is.   It can take 6 weeks to develop signs and symptoms.

Question 10

is it possible for a syphilis chanchre to appear 5 months after sex ?

Accepted Answer

That is very too..: Long an incubation period for that exposure.

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