On this website you will learn all about the sexually transmitted disease syphilis – from symptoms to testing to treatment.

Here's a great fact to know – Syphilis is curable!

The site is filled with facts and a page of FAQs - frequently asked questions. You will find a comprehensive listing of places you can get tested for syphilis, read tips on how to tell your sexual partners in case you may have exposed them to syphilis, and you will gain a better understanding of the links between HIV and syphilis, among other things. The goal is to arm you with as much information as you'd like so you can make healthy, knowledgeable decisions about your sexual life.

Such as.... If you are sexually active, we encourage you to make syphilis testing part of your routine.

Hopefully, we'll answer all your questions. But don't hesitate to contact us with anything else you may want to know regarding syphilis and sexually transmitted diseases.

This site is a component of Chicago's Syphilis Elimination Task Force, a coalition of individuals, business leaders, clergy, and professionals who are committed to seeing syphilis eliminated from the lives of their community members and from the City of Chicago. If you are interested in volunteering for this working group, you may contact us and we'll get back to you shortly!

Syphilis testing. Just part of the routine.