there has been exchange of saliva while kissing. Have I been infected with HIV on kissing. I have read that HIV does not spread thru kissing. Please enlighten me . I am worried.
2006-06-23 19:47:21 · 18 answers · asked by happy 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
No, it was definitely not a fatal kiss. Think about how rampant the virus would actually be if it could be transmitted by kissing, sharing glasses, utensils, or toothbrushes. It takes an infected person's bodily fluids (not including saliva) to contact your mucous membranes (inside the mouth, vagina, penis, or anus) to potentially transmit HIV, the AIDS virus. No cases of HIV transmitted by kissing alone have been reported. In fact, it would take a quart size Chinese food container of saliva AT THE SAME TIME to have enough concentration of the virus to potentially be transmitted.
Here are the ONLY ways you can get the AIDS virus:
Contact of infected blood, semen, or vaginal and cervical secretions with mucous membranes (i.e., sexual contact, unprotected health workers)
Injection of infected blood or blood products (i.e., with shared needle)
Perinatal transmission (from infected mother to fetus)
If you are practicing safer sex — vaginal, anal, and oral — and are not sharing needles, you should have nothing to worry about.
2006-06-23 19:50:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are gonna be fine. You could get HIV from the saliva if you kissed for an extremely long time without stopping according to my health teacher. But like everyone here is saying, you can't really get it unless you have unprotected sex.
2006-06-24 03:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by coolguynick18 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HIV is not spread through kissing!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would have to have about one gallon of saliva to be exposed to the virus. Spread through an open wound, bodily fluids and sexual intercourse, as well as sharing needles that may be contaminated. Read up on this so that you do not remain ignorant of the facts.
2006-06-24 02:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Simplystunning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant get hiv from kissing someone. it would take like a gallon of saliva to actually get infected. the only way i know of is having upretected sex, sharing needles, mixing blood and stuff like that. but not from kissing.
2006-06-24 02:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to share like 2 gallons of saliva to have a good chance of contracting HIV that way... but it IS possible.
2006-06-24 02:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AIDS and HIV can only be spread thru things like sex, or sharing needles, or getting infected blood in your blood stream. As for your kssing, you're fine
2006-06-24 02:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know, HIV cannot be spread through saliva...if i am not mistaken, it can only be spread through ecchange of blood, much like hepatitis....i am not a doctor, but to my knowledge it does not...go to the website i added and just scroll down...it should be all you need to know..
2006-06-24 02:55:51 · answer #7 · answered by Justin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You safe saliva and sweat kills the HIV virus.
2006-06-24 02:50:31 · answer #8 · answered by Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only through the exchange of blood or dirty needles, don't worry boo boo
2006-06-24 02:51:59 · answer #9 · answered by all_this_yella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told by doctors that HIV is only pasted by sexual intercourse. Please check with a doctor, cause they are the ones who should know for sure.
2006-06-24 03:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by joeslam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋