The saliva of a syphilis patient is contagious, but the chance of transmission is low.
Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by syphilis spirochete infection, mainly through sexual contact, mother and child, blood and other ways of transmission. Very few may be transmitted through kissing, contact with daily necessities of syphilis patients, tableware, etc. Therefore, the patient’s saliva is contagious, especially when the other side of the oral mucosa is broken, easy to increase the chances of spreading the disease.
Syphilis spirochetes do not easily survive outside the body, so they can be killed quickly by boiling, drying, and applying common disinfectants. In order to prevent the disease from spreading to other healthy people, patients should not only actively treat the disease, but also strengthen all kinds of life care.
It is recommended that diagnosed syphilis patients actively seek medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor, early, adequate, regular treatment, not to stop or increase or decrease the amount of medication, in order to avoid delaying the condition.