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A member asked:
Can bacterial/acute gastroenteritis be transmitted to my girlfriend if i kiss her? i'm currently in the last stages of my treatment.
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Yes: You should wash your hands, not share food, or silverware and wait till after the gastroenteritis is gone before kissing.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Difficult to tell: Bacterial gastroenteritis is an unusual disease in the usa. Far more likely viral. Either way, kissing would be an unusual means of transmission and would depend on so many variable factors that it would be very tough to determine the risks without knowing exactly what you had.
Answered 4/27/2013
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