Published on 05/21/2007

Every day the question is brought up can a person contract the AIDS virus by sleeping, eating, kissing, hugging or even drinking from someone with the AIDS virus. Should we all be in the same room. You kiss people and hug on people you know and friends daily. And you are not aware if they are infected. Well this goes for people who are infected the risk is slim to none.

Can I get AIDS from kissing & Hugging

IT’S ok to KISS, Hug and Drink

Casual contact through closed-mouth or "social" kissing is not a risk for transmission of HIV. Because of the potential for contact with blood during "French" or open-mouth, wet kissing, CDC recommends against engaging in this activity with a person known to be infected. However, the risk of acquiring HIV during open-mouth kissing is believed to be very low. CDC has investigated only one case of HIV infection that may be attributed to contact with blood during open-mouth kissing. In this case both partners had extensive dental problems including gingivitis (inflammation of the gums). It is likely that there was blood present in both partners' mouths making direct blood to blood contact a possibility.