After the diagnosis of secondary syphilis in november, I read a lot about it. Can someone clear my doubts: were the lesions (rashes with scales) on my palms contagious to the people around me whose hands I was holding sometimes?

Dr. Rahul GuptaSexologist16yrs exp

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Hello- syphilis isn't spread through casual contact, so you can't get it from sharing food or drinks, hugging, holding hands, coughing, sneezing, sharing towels, or sitting on toilet seats. However, muco-cutaneous lesions can be a contagious source for congenital syphilis; therefore the possibility of non-sexual transmission through intimate contact with infected people through humid lesions (such as in kisses, breastfeeding, food-handling) or contaminated fomites (towels, bed sheets, underwear, cups).  

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