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How do you catch syphilis?

Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can be transmitted by any form of sexual contact with an infected person. The definition of “sexual contact” is having the genital secretion of one person come into contact with the genitals, mouth, anus, or eyes of another person. Syphilis has few symptoms early in the course of infection and it is possible for someone to have it without knowing. Syphilis can be prevented in most situations through the use of condoms.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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