Can H.I.V be passed through the saliva to someone with a cut in their mouth through kissing?

Answer 1

Kissing is not a threat. Remember those ads that you can kiss and love people with HIV? BUT that cut is going to be problem. Even though the uninfected person doesn't have a cut, she/he has teeth and gums. These are not rock solid. That person should get professional examination immediately.

Answer 2

There are different levels of risk.
HIV is present in all bodily fluids, but in extremely low amounts in the saliva.
The entry to the body, ie the cut, has to be open. Therefore the persons mouth would be bleeding whilst you are kissing?

The skin inside the mouth heals amazingly quickly, it does not scab like the outside skin, therefore the cut would have to be quite fresh to be "open".

Only you know the full history or circumstance, so you must decide if this has constituted a risk.

Answer 3

you can pass any infection via saliva/blood .. if some one is being treated for the HIV virus, it may be worth checking with their consultant if they- you have any worries.. But passing on HIV is not like passing on a cold..

this is a good link: http://www.avert.org/aids.htm
Ways in which you can be infected with HIV :
Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person
Sexual intercourse without a condom is risky, because the virus, which is present in an infected person's sexual fluids, can pass directly into the body of their partner. This is true for unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Oral sex carries a lower risk, but again HIV transmission can occur here if a condom is not used - for example, if one partner has bleeding gums or an open cut, however small, in their mouth.
Contact with an infected person's blood
If sufficient blood from an infected person enters the body of an uninfected person then it can pass on the virus.
From mother to child
HIV can be transmitted from an infected woman to her baby during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding. There are special drugs that can greatly reduce the chances of this happening, but they are unavailable in much of the developing world.
Use of infected blood products
Many people in the past have been infected with HIV by the use of blood transfusions and blood products which were contaminated with the virus - in hospitals, for example. In much of the world this is no longer a risk, as blood donations are routinely tested.
Injecting drugs
People who use illegal injected drugs are also vulnerable to HIV infection. In many parts of the world, often because it is illegal to possess them, injecting equipment or works are shared. A tiny amount of blood can transmit HIV, and can be injected directly into the bloodstream with the drugs.
The most common ways that people become infected with HIV are:

by having sexual intercourse with an infected partner
by injecting drugs using a needle or syringe which has already been used by someone who is infected.
HIV can be passed on in both these ways because the virus is present in the sexual fluids and blood of infected people. If infected blood or sexual fluid gets into your body, then you can become infected.

Answer 4

Anytime there is an outlet for body fluid contact especially blood contact, there is a possibility. However, the chances are slim that a person would contract HIV through saliva.

Answer 5

h.i.v can be passed through many things like kissing,sex,cuts,saliva and lots more and it can be deadly

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Go to legitimate medical websites for questions like this. You're only gonna end up getting bogus answers from mean people on a message board. If you want the facts, go here.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm

Answer 8

Well if any of their blood get in your mouth and enters your blood stream then yes but it cant be passed through saliva.

Answer 9

I would not chance it. The inhibition of the saliva can only go so far. Add access to blood and you are looking for trouble.

Answer 10

Yes. Very rarely.

but the there needs to be a cut in the mouth of both people.