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Is this the reason why deep kissing is ok(quoted from the website)

by dontwannasay, Jul 04, 2009 01:17AM
"There is a protein in the mouth that attaches itself to the surface of blood cells and blocks infection by HIV that appears to be present in the mucous membrane in the mouth at a level sufficient enough to reduce the concentration of HIV in saliva to non-infectious levels. "

Quoted from http://www.mnaidsproject.org/learn/transmission.htm

So this is the reason why even a tiny bit of tastable blood wouldn't do anything?
Member Comments (6)

by dontwannasay, Jul 05, 2009 12:51AM
umm any answers?

by dontwannasay, Jul 05, 2009 01:45AM
it becomes inactive instantly or it needs a couple of minutes, and im guessing the mouth has saliva everywhere in the mouth even on cuts maybe even when blood is present?

by dontwannasay, Jul 05, 2009 05:38AM
what about accidental blood swallowing?

by dontwannasay, Jul 06, 2009 04:51AM
so even though if hiv contaminated blood goes into a sore/cut, it needs time to infect which is more than a couple of seconds, and saliva will always slide into that spot and kill everything before it has enough time to infect, meaning the few seconds that saliva was not present is meaningless altogether?

by Teak, Jul 06, 2009 04:55AM
To: dontwannasay
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