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Syphilis is spread from sexual skin-to-skin contact with someone who has it. You get it when your vulva, vagina, penis, anus, or mouth touches someone's syphilis sores â usually during sex. Syphilis can be spread even if no one cums. The main ways people get syphilis are from having vaginal sex and anal sex. It's less common to get it from having oral sex, but it can happen.
What causes syphilis? Bacteria cause syphilis. They usually enter the body through the tissues that line the throat, nose, rectum, and vagina. A person with syphilis who has a sore or a rash can pass the infection to others. An infected pregnant woman can also pass syphilis to her baby. Some things increase your chance of getting syphilis. They include: Having unprotected sex (such as not using condoms or not using them correctly). This risk is high among men who have unsafe sex with other men. Having more than one sex partner and living in an area where syphilis is common. Having a sex partner who has syphilis. Having sex with a partner who has many sex partners.