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Can u get chlamydia by kissing someone or any other sti?

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Dr. Yash Khanna answered

No you can not: Chlamydia is not spread through saliva and you can not contact chlamydia through kissing.But you can contract herpes and very rarely syphilis by kissing.

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Answered 8/19/2013

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