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Can you get gonorrhea from saliva

A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
LIttle or no risk: Oral sex can transmit gonorrhea from the mouth or throat to the genitals, especaily oral sex on men (fellatio). Cunnlingus (oral-vaginal sex) rarely t... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
No: These are not passed by kissing. Why would you kiss someone you know has gonorrhea and chlamydia though?
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
No: No, you cannot get gonorrhea in your mouth/throat from not properly brushing your teeth, You can, however, develop caries, gingivitis, and even perio... Read More
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Dr. Arnold Malerman
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease, and is not transmitted because of poor oral hygiene. Poor oral hygiene can cause infections of oral hard ... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Booth Wainscoat
Infectious Disease 23 years experience
Sore throat: Gonorrheal infection of the mouth is rare. Most gonorrhea infects the genitals or may spread through the blood causing fever, joint & muscle pain, hea... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Let me explain: People get gonorrhea by having sex with someone who has the disease. “having sex” means anal, vaginal, or oral sex. The affected throat resembles a ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Lin
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Urology 53 years experience
Yes, ....: Oral sex with infected partners may transmit the diseases like gono or chlamydia. Some 1/2 of gono-infected women and some 1/10 of men who are infecte... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. James Carpenter
Child Abuse Pediatrics 47 years experience
Yes: Both gonorrhea and chlamydia are diseases of mucosal(non-hairbearing) skin. The bacteria best transmit by genital to genital contact. The bacteria can... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Grim
Endocrinology 59 years experience
Does the girl have HIV, gonorrhea or syphilis or other STD? Does it hurt when you pee? Discuss with local team who will know what is going around in... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Oral gonorrhea is fairly common, but at any point in time probably present in under one in a thousand random persons. When present, oral gonorrhea is ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Two infections not prevented by a condom are HPV and HSV. These can be transmitted even when there are no visible lesions. The infections you mention... Read More
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