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Can i contract syphilis without sexual intercourse or oral sex?

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Essentially no.: You can theoretically contract any disease through blood transfusion, but blood supply in USA is tested for almost all transmissible diseases.

Answered 5/10/2014

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Yes, rarely: The rash of syphilis as well as the chancre (the initial ulcer) both contain bacteria and so touching either of these with ungloved hands or from genital-frontal contact without penetration can result in transmission. Anal sex can also transmit syphilis.

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