Can you get Shockwave from a kiss?

Angela Wright said:I think you're overreacting. Besides, with "love bites," you aren't actually ingesting blood; you’re just getting bruises on the skin.

If I were a parent watching my daughter head out into the real world, I’d be much more concerned about Hepatitis B and C. Those viruses are far more aggressive than HIV because, unlike HIV, which is incredibly fragile when exposed to the air, Hep can survive outside the body much longer, making it significantly easier to catch. I would absolutely make sure my kid was vaccinated against Hep B. Unfortunately, there’s no vaccine for Hep C.
On top of hepatitis, you’ve got mononucleosis, often called the "kissing disease." A lot of people who catch it deal with permanent immune system struggles, not to mention the lifelong dietary restrictions needed to protect a liver being taxed by the virus. That goes for the hepatitis viruses too.

So, folks, don't let yourselves lose sight of the forest for the trees. 😳

Steven Jackson13 said:"So, folks—don't let yourselves get so caught up in the details that you lose sight of the big picture." 😳

northernpanther12 said:Now, regarding that whole blood thing—that's definitely worth a conversation. Back when I was a teenager, maybe 16 or 17, I gave my ex girlfriend such a hard bite that I actually had to spit blood in the bathroom. Since I didn't fully grasp how HIV was transmitted back then, I ended up going to some classes to figure it all out... so yeah, if a bite is intense enough, you really can transfer blood. It all depends on how rough things get.😉😉

Angela Wright said:You’re clearly an extreme zealot.🤣
So, have you actually tested positive for HIV?

northernpanther12 said:Look, I haven't actually gone out and gotten tested for HIV—mostly because I was the first one to go all the way with that girl, you know? But honestly, if I had picked up anything, I’m pretty sure I would have felt the symptoms by now... it's been a good amount of years since then.

northernpanther12 said:Look, I haven't actually gone out and gotten tested for HIV—mostly because I was the first one to go all the way with that girl, you know? But honestly, if I had picked up anything, I’m pretty sure I would have felt the symptoms by now... it's been a good amount of years since then.

northernpanther12 said:lol I’m talking about that ex of mine—I'm basically admitting that after everything went down, I didn't even go get tested

Lisa Doyle said:More people have died from being assaulted by an owl with late-stage syphilis than from kissing someone with HIV....don't worry about your daughter😉

Angela Wright said:Look, I get where you're coming from, but you clearly missed my point entirely 🤣

Have fun 🙂

hehe...I'll just go injure myself then🤣....where exactly did you dig up this owl?🤣

Lisa Doyle said:Look, I know an owl is weird...but a drunk owl with syphilis isn't🙂. You see stuff like that every single day!🙂

northernpanther12 said:lol, yeah, that’s exactly what I was getting at—the chance of even bumping into someone in that situation is low, and then the actual ways to catch it drop that percentage even further. But look, you see tons of teenagers doing those gross "love bites" on necks, right? Now imagine if that person happens to be CDC positive... and you've got a cut or a sore in your own mouth (and I don't just mean a bitten lip)...

Douglas Green31;24478573 said:Come on, people!
Even unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive doesn't guarantee a 100% infection rate—let alone these "one in a hundred million" scenarios.

Are you kidding me?

Steven Jackson13;24481122 said:

Douglas Green31 said:Give me a break, people!
Even unprotected sex with an HIV-positive person isn't a 100% guarantee of infection, let alone these "one in a hundred million" scenarios.

dead serious

northernpanther12 said:Man, if only we’d known that sooner! Lol. It seriously doesn't say anywhere that you could actually catch the CDC through a kiss—assuming both people have some dental issues or open sores in their mouths, that is.😵

Steven Jackson13 said:So, I actually put in some actual legwork here and dug through the data—and look, I found this one specific instance from 1997 where an HIV transmission was recorded via kissing. But—and this is a big "but"—it involved a couple where both partners had significant gum disease. They had been together for a long time and practiced safe sex, so you can't exactly rule out a faulty condom or perhaps some oral contact... which means that whole narrative doesn't entirely hold water if you think about it. Regardless, that remains the one single documented case. Anyway, if anyone has anything to add—especially those of you with medical expertise or a professional background—please do! Cheers.

Morgan Torres said:To put it simply—if you're kissing someone, there's a chance you'll end up being intimate with them too. Not everyone is going to run to the doctor for testing beforehand. A partner might not even realize they're carrying anything, and that’s how unprotected encounters happen.
And honestly, when you're kissing someone, you aren't exactly looking for someone with teeth so decayed it hurts, right?