Question 1

my boyfriend has a rat or mouse living in his house; what are the diseases he can catch from it? can i get sick from kissing him if hes ill now?

Accepted Answer

Caution please: Many diseases can be spread this way such as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, and Lassa Fever. Direct person to person spread of these diseases is possible. Please advise your boyfriend to get a professional exterminator help him get rid of the rodent. And I suggest you both have general medical exams at a clinic. I wish you well with your health!

Question 2

could you get sick from kissing someone that's chewing tobacco?

Accepted Answer

Not contagiously: Using smokeless tobacco has no effect on the contagious potential of "swapping saliva". If you mean by "sick' the feeling of nausea, that is another story and a matter of personal taste and sensitivity. If by refusing to kiss someone who chews or "dips' they might  consider dicontinuation of the habit then you have done them a great service.

Question 3

i am busy with an outpatient rehabilitation program which requires me to drink antabuse (disulfiram).  will i get sick when i kiss a girl who has drunk alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: to have contact with alcohol so should not cause problem. However, if you are in rehab for alcohol, suggest caution re relationships with others who are not sober.  Your recovery requires much personal effort besides Antabuse (disulfiram). Stay with the program and best wishes!

Question 4

my boyfriend got viral pneumonia. he got it after having the flu (he didn't get a flu shot). he says he has been taking antibiotics for nine days. i got a flu shot. how likely am i to get sick from kissing him now?

Accepted Answer

Viral flu.: antibiotics will not help viral pneumonia. I would say the likelyhood is not zero but not great either. Time will tell.

Question 5

if someone who kissed you on the cheeks was sick and then you washed your cheeks with soap right after would you still get sick?

Accepted Answer

As long as it didn't: touch your mouth or nose, probably not

Question 6

is mono still contagious to me? my boyfriend recently had it and i was around him, and didn't get sick. he's over it now, but i don't know if we could kiss again or not.

Accepted Answer

I : I do not know if he is still contagious at this time. Mononucleosis (the kissing disease)  is spread when the epstein-barr virus is passed from one person to another, usually through saliva.  The incubation period (before full symptoms appear) is usually about four to eight weeks. The most contagious period is when the person is actively sick and for about six weeks after the person's symptoms stop. However, the virus can still be found in saliva for several months in some cases.  I donâ€™t mean to scare you, but one study indicated that a person who no longer has symptoms might still be contagious 18 months later.

Question 7

i have mono. ive had it for two weeks. is it worth it to stop kissing my boyfriend? he and i kissed a lot after i was symptomatic and before i was diagnosed. he hasnt had mono before and cant afford to get really sick?

Accepted Answer

: Too late now

Mononucleosis (EB virus infection) is most contagious 2-3 days BEFORE you get symptoms.  By the time you get sore throat, swollen nodes, etc, the amount of virus is decreasing.

Relax. Nothing you or your boyfriend can do at this point but most people who catch mono have no symptoms.  Your boyfriend may have had mono without symptoms years ago and may now be immune

Question 8

i think my boyfriend has norovirus. i kissed him the night before he got sick an have been taking care of him all day. am i going to get sick?

Accepted Answer

Quite possibly: Within one to two days of exposure, Norovirus may cause nausea, vomiting, watery stools, abdominal cramps, chills, fever (low-grade), headaches, muscle pain &amp; fatigue. Transmission can sometimes occur in 12 hours.

Question 9

i wasnt aware that the person i kissed had the mono virus about 5 years ago, i understand the virus never leaves the body once you have it but is it still transferable at that point? like would it cause me to get sick now?

Accepted Answer

: It is true that Epstein Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, persists for life. However, that doesn't mean it is in saliva or transmissible to other persons:  it is not, once the infected person has recovered from mono. Anyway, since almost everyone acquires EBV by age 30 (whether or not they get mono itself), almost everyone you will ever kiss had has it. No worries!

Question 10

can you get sick w/ mono by kissing or having sex with someone with it?

Accepted Answer

Yes: In fact, the usual way in which one catches epstein-barr mononucleosis is by kissing someone who may have had it some time ago and is shedding the virus once again. It would be a sad world if folks didn't kiss each other. Good luck.

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My boyfriend has a rat or mouse living in his house; what are the diseases he can catch from it? can i get sick from kissing him if hes ill now?

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Could you get sick from kissing someone that's chewing tobacco?

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I am busy with an outpatient rehabilitation program which requires me to drink antabuse (disulfiram). will i get sick when i kiss a girl who has drunk alcohol?

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My boyfriend got viral pneumonia. he got it after having the flu (he didn't get a flu shot). he says he has been taking antibiotics for nine days. i got a flu shot. how likely am i to get sick from kissing him now?

A member asked:

If someone who kissed you on the cheeks was sick and then you washed your cheeks with soap right after would you still get sick?

A member asked:

Is mono still contagious to me? my boyfriend recently had it and i was around him, and didn't get sick. he's over it now, but i don't know if we could kiss again or not.

A member asked:

I have mono. ive had it for two weeks. is it worth it to stop kissing my boyfriend? he and i kissed a lot after i was symptomatic and before i was diagnosed. he hasnt had mono before and cant afford to get really sick?

A member asked:

I think my boyfriend has norovirus. i kissed him the night before he got sick an have been taking care of him all day. am i going to get sick?

A member asked:

I wasnt aware that the person i kissed had the mono virus about 5 years ago, i understand the virus never leaves the body once you have it but is it still transferable at that point? like would it cause me to get sick now?

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Can you get sick w/ mono by kissing or having sex with someone with it?

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