A member asked:

Questions on here ask about open/french/deep kissing while having hpv and some answers are not clear. some say yes they can transfer through salvia and some say no. can i do this activity without worrying of transferring it to an uninfected person?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

HPV and kissing: Oral HPV is much less common than genital, so for that reason alone, kissing is low risk. Even if oral infection is presaent, it's usually localized to the throat, and kissing my not be risky. Whatever the reasons, it is very rare for kissing (even prolonged, open mouth) to transmit HPV. That doesn't mean it never happens, only that it's extemely rare. Nothing to worry about.

Answered 9/5/2020

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