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Is it risky to share a drink with a person with syphilis?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

Are there any chances of my getting syphilis by drinking a beverage that someone with syphilis has already sipped?

Kindly help.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

No, you will not acquire syphilis just by having a drink sipped by a person with syphilis. Modes of transmission of syphilis are:

  • Commonly through sexual contact.
  • From pregnant mother to child.
  • Through blood transfusion.

Moreover, the bacteria causing syphilis cannot survive outside the body. For further clarifications regarding syphilis consult an HIV AIDS specialist online.

Thank you.

Medically reviewed byiCliniq medical review team

Published At August 2, 2014
Reviewed AtJuly 17, 2025

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