{"id":2,"date":"2023-09-11T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:53:47","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/","title":{"rendered":"Syphilis Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"what-is-box\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">What is Syphilis?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Treponema pallidum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Syphilis has four stages: primary, secondary, latent and tertiary. Each stage has different signs and symptoms.\u00a0If left untreated, syphilis can cause serious health problems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Syphilis cases have been increasing in Virginia and in the US for the past several years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women who can get pregnant are now becoming infected more often than they were 10 years ago.\u00a0 More babies are born with syphilis after their mothers had syphilis while pregnant.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow epi-features panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-1-0\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div id=\"vdp-hotline\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-35bcc77862a5-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Virginia Disease Prevention Hotline\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xefda\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #4c4184\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirginia Disease Prevention Hotline\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Need to talk to someone?\u00a0 Call our hotline at (800) 533-4148.\u00a0\u00a0You can email a counselor at hiv-stdhotline@vdh.virginia.gov, too<\/li>\n<li>Get connected to syphilis testing and treatment near you.\u00a0\u00a0Have any of your questions about syphilis answered by hotline staff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"headline-letter-spacing panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-2fbbae430fa9-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInformation about Syphilis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow epi-features panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-3-0\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-225fb08d10ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #4c4184; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Signs and Symptoms\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe92c\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSigns and Symptoms\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>What are the symptoms of syphilis?<\/li>\n<li>What does the syphilis rash look like?<\/li>\n<li>How long does the illness last?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/signs-and-symptoms\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow epi-features panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-3-1\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-225fb08d10ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #4c4184; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Risk and Testing\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe43f\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRisk and Testing\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Am I at risk for syphilis?<\/li>\n<li>I am pregnant. How does syphilis affect my baby?<\/li>\n<li>Where can I get tested?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/risk-and-testing\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow epi-features panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-4-0\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-225fb08d10ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #4c4184; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Prevention\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xe769\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevention\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>How does syphilis spread?<\/li>\n<li>How can I stay safe from syphilis?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/prevention\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow epi-features panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-2-4-1\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-225fb08d10ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #4c4184; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Treatments\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xea87\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTreatments\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Is there a cure for syphilis?<\/li>\n<li>Can I get syphilis again after treatment?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/treatments\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-2-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"epi-features feature-box-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-5-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-225fb08d10ff-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #4c4184; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Data in Virginia\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-materialicons sowm-regular\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xeb9f\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 50px; color: #fff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tData in Virginia\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>How many cases are in Virginia?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/data-in-virginia\/\">Learn more &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-2-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"mpx-lgtpur-icon panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-6-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"center-icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13462 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/214\/2022\/10\/HCP-purple-line-150x150.png\" alt=\"Icon of hands holding heart with medical symbol\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"headline-letter-spacing panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-6-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-2fbbae430fa9-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/syphilis\/healthcare-providers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Healthcare Providers<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has four stages: primary, secondary, latent and tertiary. Each stage has different signs and symptoms.\u00a0If left untreated, syphilis can cause serious health problems.\u00a0 Syphilis cases have been increasing in Virginia and in the US for the past several years. 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