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Topic: A Kiss is just a Kiss, OR IS IT??

Al
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9420

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"The healthy human mouth is home to a tremendous variety of microbes including viruses, fungi, protozoa and bacteria," said Professor William Wade from King's College London Dental Institute. "The bacteria are the most numerous: there are 100 million in every millilitre of saliva and more than 600 different species in the mouth. Around half of these have yet to be named and we are trying to describe and name the new species."

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rachellemarie
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Thanks a lot! That is more information than I wanted to know! [Wink]

Scary though, hugh?

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PinchMe
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Don't be scared of coodies.

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disturbedme
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I've always known this...

but what... are we supposed to stop kissing our significant others? [dizzy]

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SoSublyme
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I wonder if Professor Wade is just not "getting any" and doesn't want anyone else to either?? [Roll Eyes]

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lymebytes
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My LLMD (ILADS last pres) told my husband and I we can "ping-pong LD through kissing"!!!!

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lpkayak
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i have started going to a biological dentist to see about removing amalgams. in the first check up they do mouth swabs and show you under a microscope how many bacteria (lots of spiroketes-but not lyme spiroketes) you have in your mouth. they were shocked that all of mine were dead...and said it was because of the abx i take. they said most patients have tons of healthy bacteria to see.

are we less prone to give it back and forthe to each other when on treatment?

docs put pregnant moms on abx to prevent it going thru placenta right?

just trying to think this out...maybe we need more than one kind of "protection"...take one doxy before bed.....

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Angelica
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I guess we could wear a garbage bag over our heads before kissing another. Maybe cut holes for the eyes and an air hole for the nose before attempting anything.

It is so sad it is almost funny.

I do think it is passed through saliva. I use to share water with other people while hiking etc. Now I doubt I will ever kiss anyone ever again. Talk about a poison kiss.

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