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Any new HIV cases due to deep kissing with blood in mouth?

Hello,
I was wondering if there had been any (new) cases of HIV transmission due to kissing with blood in the mouth confirmed?

I believe there was only one reported case back in about 1997 and in that case a) both individuals has very bad gum problems and b) i'm not sure if it was ever properly confirmed and verified?
Does anyone know the current thinking on this case and any others? It's reassuring if there was just a single case in all this time.

I'm anxious as I kissed a person who I then found may be HIV+ (I won't go into the details here but they are in the higher risk groups) and due to brushing my teeth before hand and also a recent food burn in my mouth I am concerned I may have put myself at some level of risk if I had some small amount of blood in my mouth and if they had similar cuts (although from the above reading it seems very slight).

What do people think? Have their been any more cases? How much blood would be needed for an infection to happen?

Thanks,

Anxious M
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Thanks again.
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366749 tn?1544695265
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CDC is takes a more conservative and careful approach. To answer your question, saliva carries various enzymes, capable of inactivating (making the virus incapable of infecting others) HIV instantly. Therefore minor blood in the mouth does not put you at risk. In case of a "mouthful" of blood, the person would be sitting in a clinic instead of having good time with someone. :)

CDC is not against kissing, the only thing is, they rate it as a "low risk" activity.
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Thanks for the reply. That's very clear and reassuring.

I was interested in why HIV does not spread this way especially if there is blood in the mouth and also why the CDC warns against deep kissing?

It seems they are doing more harm than good by worrying a lot of people unnecessarily!




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366749 tn?1544695265
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Deep kissing does not put you at HIV risk, no matter how many "what ifs" you bring to the table.
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