hepatitis question?

Question

if hepatitis b is also in bodily fluids can't it also get transmitted through deep kissing and saliva?.

Answer 1

It is possible, but not likely. It could be transmitted through blood in the mouth reaching an open sore in the other person's mouth. Thus, if you are infected and must deep kiss your partner, avoid clamping down on his or her tongue or lips with your teeth.

But I agree with the person that recommends vaccination. It is increasingly common in some areas of the world, and already very common in others, and the vaccination is safe and inexpensive. Even if you do not get it from kissing, you never know when the infected person might be secretly spreading fecal matter around the kitchen or otherwise endangering public health.

Plus, you might go to a restaurant and contract it there. You would obviously blame the kissing partner and therefore not know the true source. By not being able to identify the culprit, you miss out on the chance to slap a barrage of inflated lawsuits against the establishment, picket the entryway with your gleaming yellow eyes, and last, but not least, break off your affair with the biting person from the wait staff.

My travel doctor once told me, "Jeff W, remember the Three Ps: Purified, Packaged and Peeled." Sure, he was talking about Hep A, but nevertheless, it raises an important P: Pray.

Answer 2

please ignore the other answers, none are from knowledgable sources. There are no recommendations against kissing someone infected with hepatitis B. (by the way, bacteria do not "eat viruses") The viruses that cause hepatitis are not reliably transmitted thru oral secretions. Sexual contact definitely transmits HBV. Actually you could get vaccinated (if you are not the one with the HBV) and then you could become immune. Vaccination does not work on the infected person. Other ways to get HBV include sharing needles, snorting drugs, IV drug usage. There is some weak evidence that sharing razors or toothbrushes can transmit, but only because razors can nick the skin and toothbrushing (particularly if vigorous) can cause blood letting. Blood is the infectious item, not saliva. You can check these recommendations at www.cdc.gov and look up hepatitis b.

Answer 3

Yes!! You (or anybody that has hepB) should NOT be kissing anyone!! As a matter of fact, any one who spends any amount of regular time around you should be vaccinated against this particular strain of hepatitis. Talk to your doctor about it, and google it to learn how it affects the human body.

Answer 4

not really, saliva is almost impossible for virii to grow in and the other bacteria indigenous to our mouths tend to eat anything that lives.