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Can you get syphilis without having intercourse, or sex or kissing? is it possible to get syphilis massaging someone who has syphilis?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: Syphilis is passed through sex.

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Answered 1/30/2018

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If i contract syphilis through deep kissing/oral sex (without involving in anal sex) from an MSM who is diagnosed with early syphilis and coinfected with hiv and hepc, does his syphilitic sore put me at risk for hiv and hepc as well?

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