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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.
Syphilis is caused by a spirochete (a spiral-shaped bacteria) called Treponema pallidum. You can get the bacteria in the following ways: 1  direct contact with a syphilis sore (usually found on the vagina, anus, rectum, in the mouth, or on the lips).2  during vaginal, anal, or oral sex with an infected person.yphilis is caused by a spirochete (a spiral-shaped bacteria) called Treponema pallidum. You can get the bacteria in the following ways: 1  direct contact with a syphilis sore (usually found on the vagina, anus, rectum, in the mouth, or on the lips).