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Are Lyme spirochetes present in human saliva?

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NelDubbio
NelDubbio

What do you think? Is kissing REALLY safe?

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  • aromasammy
    aromasammy NelDubbio

    Posted

    Hi Neldunnio, from what I have researched it seems reasonable safe. The Borellia bacteria is a spirochete and Siphilis belongs to same family...there are a few papers that suggest it can be passed on between sexually active partners, but looks as though the research there is very small and so not conclusive. However it would be sensible to take precautions if you have a partner that has Lymes Disease. I would say that kissing is safe.
    • NelDubbio
      NelDubbio aromasammy

      Posted

      Thanks for your answer. I'm very curious about this because there are people who say bb has been found in all bodily fluids.

      I guess if one could actually catch it that way, there would be at least something like 2 millions cases in the US per year...

      I do wonder also if indirect contact with semen (from skin to mouth for instance) could lead to a possible infection, that would be another interesting topic to be discussed.

    • aromasammy
      aromasammy NelDubbio

      Posted

      I think the best thing would be to read up on it by serching with specific kepywords...there is so much information out there, that I have not exhausted my research yet and have been for the last 3/4 weeks spending hours and hours a day at it. I watched a doucmentary on Lymes last night called Under our Skin...very informative! And one of the doctors beleives that it should be treated the same as Syphilis, so researth that and see if this gives you some answers.
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