Syphilis transmitted through semen?

The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, can be present in semen at high enough concentration to transmit the disease, suggests new research led at the University of Washington School of Medicine. In most cases, people contract syphilis from contacting genital sores of an infected individual. The question of whether the bacteria could also be spread via ["]

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