Important note: Information in this Q&A was accurate in 2008. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. I have a 16 year old newly bisexual male friend. Just the other day he was making out with his boyfriend. And by making out I mean deeply kissing. I am very scared that he might get HIV or some other disease. Can he get HIV or some other disease from just kissing him? I am very scared for him.
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Chief, Hospitalist Division;
Kaiser Permanente of West Los Angeles
HIV does not transmit through saliva, and please refer to the
enclosed CDC guidelines for more information on its transmission:
www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm
It is unlikely he would get any other serious diseases, although hepatitis B could be transmitted in this way.
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