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Would giving oral sex to someone with syphilis quickly turn to neuro syphilis and would it show in standard blood tests if it were not passed vaginaly?

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Syphilis: The disease is very dangerous, even today, but neurosyphilis does not develop within the first six months. Please get tested if you think you may have been exposed.

Answered 1/12/2017

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No and yes: Neurosyphilis (also called tertiary syphilis) is a slow process. It usually occurs 3-15 years after the initial infection, if that infection is not treated. The standard test will detect syphilis, irregardless of how it was acquired.

Answered 1/19/2017

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