What risks are associated with kissing? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Jimellow · 10-27-2008, 09:34 AM

I am admittedly someone that is very healthy and concerned about my well being, and that made me wonder about what long term health risks there are from kissing someone? For the sake of this post, let's assume it's open mouth with a partner, perhaps some tongue action.

Aside from passing a cold/flu or other, more temporary, illness on to a partner, what is the risk of getting a longer term malady from a partner, and how likely is it?

As an example, I gather Hepatitis B can be passed on through the transmission of saliva. I'd be interested in learning more about that, as well as other maladies that aren't sexually transmitted, but perhaps worthy of concern when kissing another.

lostgirl · 10-27-2008, 10:11 AM

Oral herpes (herpes simplex virus)

snowy · 10-27-2008, 10:19 AM

Mono!!! It's the ORIGINAL kissing disease; otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, I managed to pass it on to my SO after a few weeks of dating. Evidently, I had mono sometime during my childhood and didn't realize it; people who have had mono continue to shed active Epstein-Barr virus (the cause of infectious mononucleosis) periodically throughout their lifetimes.

Hopefully you've had mono already.

Zeraph · 10-27-2008, 10:32 AM

Also, a much lower chance than the above, but any blood born disease can be passed if you both have small cuts in your mouth. So there's 100s of major diseases that way...but really you probably risk worse in touching a handrail at the airport.

There are no actions without lasting consequence. But you gotta live your life, so don't let it worry you too much. And when thinking of risks vs reward, think of the rewards as the experience of love as a whole rather than just the pleasure of kissing one individual.

Baraka_Guru · 10-27-2008, 10:43 AM

Meningitis.

ratbastid · 10-27-2008, 12:05 PM

Falling in love.

mixedsubstance · 10-27-2008, 01:04 PM

Onesowl- you don't even have to kiss to get mono. You can also get it by someone coughing or sneezing.

a lot of these risks are not too much to worry about though. You shouldn't be scared of kissing just because you don't want to get something. Just be careful and try to pick up any signs from the other person of having any of these diseases/infections. None of them are extreme, though it may seem like it.

World's King · 10-27-2008, 01:11 PM

Not knowing if she's ever gone ass to mouth...

dlish · 10-27-2008, 07:13 PM

this was in todays news

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Baby died after contracting the herpes virus | Europe | News.com.au

Baby died after contracting the herpes virus

Baby died from cold sore virus
Mum says she may have passed it on
Neither were protected by antibodies
A BRITISH mother is devastated after her newborn daughter died from the herpes virus, possibly passed on with a kiss when she had a cold sore.

Charlotte Raveney, 32, and her husband Mohamed, 28 lost their baby Mira to the herpes simplex virus-1, the same virus that causes the common cold sore, at just 10 days old

Mira's birth, at a healthy 8lb last November, coincided with Ms Raveney getting her first ever cold sore, Ms Raveney told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.

She had never had one and asked her midwife if it was dangerous but was reassured it was nothing to worry about.

"The midwife said it had probably happened because I was run down after the birth and wasn't getting much sleep," Ms Raveney told the paper.

She was discharged from hospital four days after giving birth and went home with Mira to Tonbridge in Kent.

But four days later, Mira became ill. Ms Raveney and her husband rushed her to hospital but doctors could not save her.

Five weeks later they learned that Mira had the herpes virus and no antibodies to protect her.

"'As it was my first ever cold sore, her tiny body was unprotected," Ms Raveney said.

"If I'd had a cold sore before, I would have developed some sort of immunity to the virus and this would have been passed to Mira through the placenta," she said.

'It was just incredibly bad luck that my first ever infection coincided with the birth, and I unknowingly transmitted the virus to her in the first few days of her life."

There was no way to tell whether the virus was definitely passed on by her.

Up to 85 per cent of the British population carry the virus and it could have been passed on by her husband or someone else in the hospital who was carrying the virus.

Ms Raveney said Mira's life could have been saved if doctors had known what they were treating.

But she said most of them weren't aware of the danger of this virus to newborn babies.

"We've been amazed at how little is known about this, even by some of the top medical experts we've contacted since losing Mira," she said.

"Apparently, babies are most at risk from this virus during the first six weeks of their life because of their poor immunity. If doctors had known that this was my first ever cold sore, Mira could have been given anti-viral drugs to ensure that the damage was caught and the virus didn't spread.".

Bear Cub · 10-27-2008, 07:41 PM

Cooties.

ratbastid · 10-27-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mixedsubstance

Onesowl- you don't even have to kiss to get mono. You can also get it by someone coughing or sneezing.

When I got Mono, I caught it off a coke can improvised into a marijuana pipe.....

I still say the biggest risk of kissing is the potential to fall in love.

inBOIL · 10-27-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear Cub

Cooties.

They have a shot for that now.

noodle · 10-28-2008, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

Falling in love.

This was my very first thought.

Actually there are some pretty bad viruses floating around now beyond the flu... ORSA, RSV, etc, if you're immune system is getting knocked around by stuff.
My boyfriend tried to give me one of his lip eruptions, but we're really careful because I haven't ever had one like he gets.

Zeraph · 10-28-2008, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by inBOIL

They have a shot for that now.

The first 40 seconds...

YouTube - robot chicken season 3 episode 19 pt 2

Cynthetiq · 10-28-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

When I got Mono, I caught it off a coke can improvised into a marijuana pipe.....

I still say the biggest risk of kissing is the potential to fall in love.

really? not a beatdown or crazy attack from the jealous SO?

skizziks · 10-30-2008, 03:56 PM

tasting the other person´s snack, which may or may not taste all that good, depending on what they ate

Zeraph · 10-30-2008, 04:34 PM

Ohh, how about. eating something they end up being highly allergic too and giving them the kiss of death. Or viceversa .

thespian86 · 10-30-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

Falling in love.

Best. Ever.

forgotten_dream · 11-02-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by inBOIL

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratbastid

Falling in love.

They have a shot for that now.

Quotes remixed for my own amusement, because for some reason inBOIL's response made me think back to Ratbastid's...

filtherton · 11-02-2008, 11:01 PM

It will make you gay.

little_tippler · 11-04-2008, 05:51 AM

dlish, that's a very unfortunate story you posted. Who would have known? Seems like some very bad luck for that couple.

I understand the concern with kissing, but...that will never stop me from continuing to do it lol. I love kissing. I've never had any problems and I've been kissing for 28 years.

ItWasMe · 11-05-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

Falling in love.

I like that answer. Made me smile.

Daniel_ · 11-06-2008, 12:14 AM

Based on StelaLuna's thread, one risk of kissing is Croup!

But only if you kiss ratbastid.

I for one will only kiss women from now on just to be safe.

10-27-2008, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	What risks are associated with kissing? I am admittedly someone that is very healthy and concerned about my well being, and that made me wonder about what long term health risks there are from kissing someone? For the sake of this post, let's assume it's open mouth with a partner, perhaps some tongue action. Aside from passing a cold/flu or other, more temporary, illness on to a partner, what is the risk of getting a longer term malady from a partner, and how likely is it? As an example, I gather Hepatitis B can be passed on through the transmission of saliva. I'd be interested in learning more about that, as well as other maladies that aren't sexually transmitted, but perhaps worthy of concern when kissing another. __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards.

10-27-2008, 10:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Mono!!! It's the ORIGINAL kissing disease; otherwise known as infectious mononucleosis, I managed to pass it on to my SO after a few weeks of dating. Evidently, I had mono sometime during my childhood and didn't realize it; people who have had mono continue to shed active Epstein-Barr virus (the cause of infectious mononucleosis) periodically throughout their lifetimes. Hopefully you've had mono already. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10-27-2008, 10:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Also, a much lower chance than the above, but any blood born disease can be passed if you both have small cuts in your mouth. So there's 100s of major diseases that way...but really you probably risk worse in touching a handrail at the airport. There are no actions without lasting consequence. But you gotta live your life, so don't let it worry you too much. And when thinking of risks vs reward, think of the rewards as the experience of love as a whole rather than just the pleasure of kissing one individual. Last edited by Zeraph; 10-27-2008 at 10:35 AM..

10-27-2008, 10:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Meningitis. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

10-27-2008, 01:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
mixedsubstance Crazy Location: Where the wild things are.	Onesowl- you don't even have to kiss to get mono. You can also get it by someone coughing or sneezing. a lot of these risks are not too much to worry about though. You shouldn't be scared of kissing just because you don't want to get something. Just be careful and try to pick up any signs from the other person of having any of these diseases/infections. None of them are extreme, though it may seem like it. __________________ Well, isn't that just kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic?!? Without energy, there would be nothing.

10-27-2008, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
lostgirl lightform Location: Edge of the deep green sea	Oral herpes (herpes simplex virus)

10-27-2008, 12:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Falling in love.

10-27-2008, 01:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Not knowing if she's ever gone ass to mouth... __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

10-27-2008, 07:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bear Cub The Reverend Side Boob Location: Nofe Curolina	Cooties. __________________ Living in the United Socialist States of America.

10-30-2008, 03:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
skizziks Insane Location: out west	tasting the other person´s snack, which may or may not taste all that good, depending on what they ate

10-30-2008, 04:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Ohh, how about. eating something they end up being highly allergic too and giving them the kiss of death. Or viceversa .

11-02-2008, 11:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	It will make you gay.

11-04-2008, 05:51 AM	#21 (permalink)
little_tippler Leaning against the -Sun- Super Moderator Location: on the other side	dlish, that's a very unfortunate story you posted. Who would have known? Seems like some very bad luck for that couple. I understand the concern with kissing, but...that will never stop me from continuing to do it lol. I love kissing. I've never had any problems and I've been kissing for 28 years. __________________ Whether we write or speak or do but look We are ever unapparent. What we are Cannot be transfused into word or book. Our soul from us is infinitely far. However much we give our thoughts the will To be our soul and gesture it abroad, Our hearts are incommunicable still. In what we show ourselves we are ignored. The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged By any skill of thought or trick of seeming. Unto our very selves we are abridged When we would utter to our thought our being. We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams, And each to each other dreams of others' dreams. Fernando Pessoa, 1918

11-06-2008, 12:14 AM	#23 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	Based on StelaLuna's thread, one risk of kissing is Croup! But only if you kiss ratbastid. I for one will only kiss women from now on just to be safe. __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝