aids from kissing?

Question

is it possible to get AIDs from kissing in the mouth??
my friend's mom always says you can
lol

Answer 1

NO! Seriously - this is impossible, unless any open wounds or blood come into contact with each other during the kiss.

Answer 2

If there are open sores in the mouth this is possible. Aids can be transmitted directly into the blood stream.
There have been cases where the transmission of aids was cused by an infected person spitting into the eye of another.
Also, since there are microscopic holes in prophilactics (10 microns diam.) they are not 100% safe against aids.The aids virus is only approx. 1 micron in diameter! !!!!

Answer 3

Yes you can, especially if the person who has aids has an open sore in their mouth. I don't recommend it. Think about how many people have bad gums. Will you take the chance of listening to the critics say you can't get it from kissing. I think it's a load of bullsh*t, and I don't think it should happen. There are some out there that like to take risks. Stupid if you ask me.

Answer 4

It is possible to contract the virus from very deep kissing, particularly if you have open sours in your mouth or have had dental work or have dental problems; this could create a situation in which there is an exchange of blood. Saliva itself appears to have a low concentration of the virus; many experts believe that this is due to protein in the saliva reducing the concentration of HIV/AIDS.

You should still use precaution. As I said, it is not impossible to get it. However, it seems unlikely. Take care and be healthy.

Answer 5

Yes, but not quite so likely. The cut, to be ideally infectious, would be something you probably wouldn't want to kiss (significant bleeding). The AIDS Virus is predominantly transmitted through birth, sex, or needle-sharing, but in some rarer cases, it is transmitted orally (though this is more frequently through oral sex). While the oral route of infection is not ideal for a virus, precautions should be made when exposure to AIDS is a consideration.

Answer 6

you could only contract aids from kissing if the person had an open wound in their mouth and you do too. So if you both have cuts and one of you has aids it is possible that you could get it, but if you don't have an open wound then you are safe.

Answer 7

Unless the person you are kissing has a wound/sore that has bodily fluids, you cannot get AIDs from kissing. They typically cover this in Health Ed in jr.high/high school.

Remember the virus itself is very delicate when it is out of the living body. So no need to worry. Do worry more about more communicable diseases like mono, and hepatitis.

Answer 8

Yes, actually you can if someone else has AID's and that has blood on there mouth that you might have kissed. My mom is a nurse so i asked her.

Answer 9

aids is passed in body fluids so it is possible to get aids from kissing but it would remote but not impossible. If there are open wounds then it is more likely.

Answer 10

If the person has a cut in their mouth and you get their blood in your mouth you can. It's hard to transmit AIDs through saliva, I think you need to get alot of it in your mouth.
I wouldn't be in a rush to kiss someone with AIDs though, would you?

Answer 11

From AVERT an International Aids Charity

"Deep or open-mouthed kissing is a very low risk activity in terms of HIV transmission. HIV is only present in saliva in very minute amounts, insufficient to cause infection with HIV.

There has been only one documented case of someone becoming infected with HIV through kissing; a result of exposure to infected blood during open-mouthed kissing. If you or your partner have blood in your mouth, you should avoid kissing until the bleeding stops. "