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My boyfriend is a nail bitter could he spread germs to me through kissing by his fingers in his mouth or spread the stomach flu even if he's not sick?

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Yes: if his hands are not clean, it is possible to spread germs. But germs are spread in many other ways too.

Answered 12/3/2015

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