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If i smoke weed and i jus been diagnosed wit syphillis and i have a chancre sore under the bottom of the top of my tounge? can i spread to anyone im smoking with ?

Q: if i smoke weed and i jus been diagnosed wit syphillis and i have a chancre sore under the bottom of the top of my tounge? can i spread to anyone im smoking with ?

: There is little or no chance of transmitting syphilis except by kissing. But if you have started treatment for syphilis -- usually with a single injection of penicillin -- you are non-infectious (unable to transmit syphilis by any kind of contact) within 24 hours.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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There is little or no chance of transmitting syphilis except by kissing. But if you have started treatment for syphilis -- usually with a single injection of penicillin -- you are non-infectious (unable to transmit syphilis by any kind of contact) within 24 hours.

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Answered 1/21/2023

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A member asked:

If i smoke weed and i jus been diagnosed wit syphillis and i have a chancre sore under the bottom of the top of my tounge? can i spread to anyone im smoking with ?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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