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RISK OF TRANSMITTING STDs VIA KISSING?

Can STDs transmitt via kissing a unknown partner?
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4754423 tn?1364109717
HIV is not transmitted by kissing -French kissing or otherwise.  No one has ever gotten HIV from kissing- this is true even if one or both persons have sores on their mouth or or gum and dental disease- still no risk.

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Sorry..actually I wanted to know abt HIV... but some sites say its a risk if any one person has bleeding gums or rash ?
What if person isnt aware of partner having bleeding gums or sore
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186166 tn?1385259382
this forum is hiv specific...hiv is not transmitted through kissing
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