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Syphilis alternates between times when it is active and inactive. When syphilis is active, there may be symptoms. When the infection is inactive, no symptoms appear even though you still have syphilis. Although syphilis is much less...

Syphilis is on the rise in many Canadian cities, especially in gay and bisexual guys.  Last year in BC, syphilis reached its highest rate in over 30 years.  More than half of the syphilis cases were among men who are also HIV...

2016 vs 2015 In the first half of 2016, there were 396 cases of infectious syphilis (i.e. primary, secondary, and early latent) reported.  This is about 25% higher than year-to-date last year.  However, if this trend continues, we...

A PDF version of the Syphilis topic page on SmartSexResource.

Your page on Syphilis says that Syphilis is passed through skin to skin contact with a syphilis sore, does that mean that it's only transmittable during the early stage when a sore is present? The page also says that it is infectious...
Why is Syphilis on the rise?
What are the posibblities of getting syphilis in my husband if i am not infected with syphilis
What are the most common forms of transmission of syphilis from one person to another ?

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused the bacterium Treponema pallidum.  Although easily treated with antibiotics, it can cause severe long term complications and death if not treated early. There has been a significant...

The rate of infectious syphilis in BC increased significantly from 11.9 per 100,000 in 2014, to 16.2 per 100,000 in 2015. Like many jurisdictions, BC has observed an increase in infectious syphilis rates since 2010. However, this recent...

Background Rates of syphilis have increased dramatically over the last decade, both in British Columbia and internationally. In BC, the increase in 2015 was much higher than in previous years: 761 new infectious syphilis cases were...

Introduction In BC, syphilis and HIV testing are recommended for all women at prenatal screening for optimal clinical care and to prevent mother-to-child transmission of these infections. Prenatal HIV screening has been universal since...

While there is a lot of focus on getting tested for HIV, people may not be regularly tested for all STIs, including syphilis. In 2012, BC experienced the highest number of syphilis cases in over 30 years. The majority of people getting...

Background British Columbia (BC) is currently experiencing a significant increase in syphilis cases, with infectious syphilis reaching unprecedented rates. Though there has been a slow and steady increase year over year since the early...

The Pacific AIDS Network (PAN), in cooperation with the BC Centre for Disease Control, is hosting a 1 hour webinar on Thursday, May 16th from 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Please join us for this important presentation and discussion. Title: The...

This week, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) officially launched the new syphilis awareness campaign, Make Syphistory. Background Between 2010 and 2015, the rate of infectious syphilis in BC quadrupled. In 2015, there were 762...

Background Recently in BC, the number of infectious syphilis cases in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) has been increasing dramatically, particularly among men living with HIV infection.  This trend is not unique to...

Background Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum sub spp pallidum, can be sexually transmitted as well as spread from an infected mother to her fetus and through blood transfusions. Globally, 25 million people are infected...