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Kissed a guy i knew in hs a day ago at a party.i'm freaking out that i might have caught something (meninigitis, meningococcal)? am i paranoid?
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No, do not worry: You can not catch anything serious from an occasional kiss like this. There are very few if any infections you can catch from a kiss, certainly not menigitis like infections that you are worried about. Menningococcus infection is airborne and only occurs in crowded residential areas like the college dorms etc.
Answered 5/13/2013
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