SCIENTISTS have issued an urgent warning over an STD that can reportedly be spread by kissing. Gonorrhoea can now be spread through snogging, according to new research by health experts. This is de…
"We found oropharyngeal gonorrhoea was associated with exposure to a partner's mouth through kissing," the study authors wrote in eClinicalMedicine.
"[The bacteria] can be cultured from saliva, suggesting that the exchange of saliva between individuals may potentially transmit gonorrhoea." is important for our understanding of how they spread and, in this instance, how the transmission risk of gonorrhoea may be reduced."Whilst there may be cases where it has passed from mouth to mouth through kissing, this is probably very uncommon.
"It remains essential for everyone to have access to high quality sexual health services to help keep you and your sexual partners safe."There were 56,327 positive tests for gonorrhoea between January and September last year, compared to 46,541 in 2019, which broke the record at the time.It is very common, especially among young people ages 15-24 years.
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