Do I Have Syphilis Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Which best describes your recent sexual contact in relation to your partners’ syphilis status?
I have not had oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact during the period I am considering.
My contact was with a mutually exclusive partner whose recent testing was nonreactive, with no later known exposures.
I had contact with a new partner or a partner whose recent testing status was not known to me.
A recent sexual partner told me they were diagnosed with syphilis after our contact.
2. Have you noticed other unexplained changes sometimes associated with syphilis, such as patchy hair loss or unusual mouth lesions?
I have not noticed these changes.
I noticed one minor change with a likely alternative explanation, such as a familiar canker sore.
I noticed unexplained patchy hair loss or persistent unusual patches inside my mouth.
One of these changes occurred together with an unexplained body rash, genital sore, or known exposure.
3. What recent whole-body symptoms have you experienced?
None of the listed symptoms: unexplained fever, marked fatigue, sore throat, or swollen lymph nodes.
One mild, brief symptom occurred with a likely explanation such as a familiar minor illness.
Several unexplained symptoms occurred together or persisted longer than expected.
Several unexplained symptoms appeared after a known syphilis exposure or alongside a new sore or rash.
4. Have you experienced new vision, hearing, balance, or neurological changes?
I have not experienced new changes of this kind.
I had a mild, familiar symptom such as my usual brief headache, without a change from its normal pattern.
I have had a persistent new headache, dizziness, or sensory change that has not yet been assessed.
I have sudden vision or hearing changes, confusion, weakness, severe headache, or trouble coordinating movement.
5. Which description best matches any recent rash?
I have not had a new rash.
I had a small, itchy patch after a new product, plant exposure, or another identifiable trigger.
I developed an unexplained rash affecting several parts of my body.
I developed an unexplained rash involving my palms or soles, especially alongside swollen glands or a possible exposure.
6. If you have previously been treated for syphilis, which statement fits best?
I have never been diagnosed with or treated for syphilis.
I completed treatment, follow-up testing showed the expected response, and no new exposure has occurred.
I completed treatment but did not complete the recommended follow-up blood tests.
Treatment was not completed, or a clinician has said my follow-up results need prompt review.
7. What are you currently doing about a possible exposure or unexplained symptom?
A clinician assessed the situation after the relevant window and advised that no further syphilis testing was needed.
I plan to raise it at an upcoming routine appointment or sexual health visit.
I am waiting to see whether the symptom disappears before arranging testing.
I am delaying care despite a reactive result, direct exposure notice, or sudden vision, hearing, or neurological symptoms.
8. If you were notified of contact with someone who has syphilis, what happened next?
I have not received such a notification.
I completed the recommended evaluation or treatment and have a final planned follow-up check.
I arranged an appointment but have not yet been evaluated or treated.
I have not arranged evaluation or treatment after the notification.
9. During recent vaginal or anal sex, how consistently were barriers such as external or internal condoms used?
I did not have vaginal or anal sex.
A barrier was used from start to finish every time and did not visibly break or slip.
Barriers were used for some encounters or only part of an encounter.
A barrier broke or slipped, or no barrier was used during a relevant encounter.
10. Which statement best describes pregnancy and syphilis screening in your current situation?
Pregnancy is not possible in my current situation.
I am pregnant and have completed the screening recommended so far, with no later possible exposure.
I am pregnant or may be pregnant and have not yet discussed recent syphilis screening with a clinician.
I am pregnant or may be pregnant and have a reactive result, known exposure, or possible syphilis symptoms.
11. Thinking about close skin-to-skin sexual contact, which situation fits best?
I had no intimate skin-to-skin contact involving the mouth, genitals, or anus.
Contact was brief and clothed, without direct contact involving those areas.
There was direct intimate skin contact, but no sore or rash was noticed or reported.
There was direct contact with an unexplained sore, ulcer, or rash in one of those areas.
12. Which statement best reflects the context of your recent sexual contacts?
There were no recent sexual contacts to consider.
All recent contacts were within an established mutually exclusive relationship with up-to-date testing.
I had a new or multiple partner situation in which testing histories were not fully known.
A clinician, public-health worker, or partner directly notified me of a possible syphilis exposure.
13. What kind of oral sexual contact have you had recently?
I did not have oral sexual contact.
A barrier was used throughout, and neither person had a known mouth or genital sore.
Oral sexual contact occurred without a barrier, with no known sores at the time.
There was direct contact with a known or suspected sore around the mouth, genitals, or anus.
14. Have you noticed a new sore around your mouth, genitals, or anus?
I have not noticed a sore in those areas.
I noticed mild surface irritation with a clear explanation, such as shaving or friction, and it is resolving.
I noticed an unexplained sore or ulcer, particularly one that was firm or not very painful.
A clinician has described an unexplained sore as a possible chancre or advised prompt syphilis testing.
15. Which best describes your most recent syphilis test?
It was nonreactive after the clinician-advised testing window, and I have had no later possible exposure.
Testing is already scheduled because I want to clarify a recent situation.
The result was nonreactive, but the test was taken soon after a possible exposure and was not repeated.
The result was reactive or preliminarily positive, and I have not completed clinical follow-up.