Could it be syphilis?

A usually well man presents with a fever and disseminated rash, prompting his GP to ask this age-old diagnostic question

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Jack, a 52-year-old sales agent, presents with a disseminated rash for over two weeks.

The rash is reddish, not painful or itchy, and a little raised.